We had Niko the "Meatloaf with Teeth" at the vet on Saturday. To make a long story short, after an EKG, CBC, x-rays, ultrasound, urinalysis and another ultrasound, his biggest problem right now is plain old obesity. Problem is that Niko loves to eat. He is free roam about 14 hours a day, so it's not that he doesn't have the opportunity for excercise, and he does move around some, but obviously not enough. His protein levels are a little high, so we have been advised to feed him lower protien level foods. We have two problems, one is finding a good quality food with lower protein levels, the other is that he is housed with two other ferrets, one who has perfect weight and the other who is on the thinner side of normal, so we need to keep their diets up there in fat and protein. We do not wish to break this trio up. The are between 5 1/2 and 8 plus, and very bonded to each other. We had been feeding TF for Seniors with Innova and 8 in 1 Ultimate, plus a handfull of Pro Plan Growth thrown into each bin full of food. We have cut out the Ultimate and Innova, the TF for Seniors is 33%. Anyone ever have this situation before? Suggestions? Anne [Posted in FML issue 2782]