This is my first time posting a message even though I have been reading the FML for a long time. I recently graduated from college and took a job that required extensive travel on a weekly basis. Because of this I had to find an adoptive home for my ferret, Ferret. It has only been about 3 weeks since I found a home for him. Yesterday I got a call from his new owner and she said he has hardly eaten anything at all since she took him. He was a hefty 4 pounds and she said he is know only half that size. She also said it appears that his teeth may be rubbing together causing some discomfort. She took him to the same vet I used to take him to, and the vet seemed to think he was fine. But I don't think she let the vet know that he was my ferret and that she had treated him before. Is it normal for ferrets to take a while to adjust to a new home? Could he just be homesick or traumatized from the move? I am 300 miles away so it is hard for me to help. I suggested she go back to the vet immediately on Monday and get the vet to pull up his old records so he can see how much weight he has really lost. He is only 3 years old. I would appreciate any suggestions so that I can pass them on to Suzanne, his new owner. Thank you. Todd Dorsett University of Florida Decision Information Sciences [log in to unmask] http://start.at/ferret/ [Posted in FML issue 2753]