Duncan was turned into the Bonnie Hayes Animal Shelter as a stray in late July. He was a pretty pathetic looking thing when I retrieved him, mostly hairless and when I picked him up, he was wet with urine around his urogenital opening, both sure signs of adrenal disease. Not being able to urinate is a serious symptom of adrenal disease so we needed to get him looked at as soon as possible by the shelter vet. Unfortunately she was out of town, so he waited a week or so before getting his exam. On the day of the exam Dr. Ramsell was able to partially express his bladder and we decided to give him a lupron injection, start him on antibiotics for a bladder infection and get him scheduled for surgery as soon as possible. His surgery was set for 6 days later, but that evening Duncan became completely blocked and was unable to empty his bladder. A catheter had to be placed immediately. Luckily Dr. Ramsell was still at the clinic and the foster parent was able to being him over for the procedure. Duncan left not long afterward a much happier ferret than when he arrived. He now had a tube inserted into his bladder allowing a continual dribble of urine to be eliminated. A continuous dribble of urine is hardly a charming feature, but Duncan more than makes up for the inconvenience with his happy-go-lucky personality. Duncan had bilateral adrenal and insulinoma surgery August 11th and is finally growing in a nice new crop of fur.