Debbie, My little girl had that darn disease, she didn't go bald, but the vet had to shave her. She did get very thin before the surgery and all I could do is hold her and cry. I was scared that I was going to lose her and I couldn't handle that. She was a gift from my husband and I love her so much. I had asked for a pretty little girl that was a lite color and he looked for months until he found Bandi. She's a sweet loving baby and when she got sick it crushed me. we are still working on the weight, I call her my little skinny-minnie. You will find that hopefully it won't happen to you, but if it does, you will love them no matter what. She is still the most favorite and then some now because she has gone thru a great ordeal to still be with me. I saw pictures of other ferrets that had this disease and I'll tell you it's a very scary sight and I thought the same thing, but you can and do accept it. P.S. The hair has grown back. She's a black panda but now she's a little darker than she was. The guard hairs are mostly all black now. But now the color doesn't matter as the fact I still have my little nosey girl back. Rocky [Posted in FML issue 2696]