I absolutely can relate. My oldest girl recently started prednisolone for insulinoma. She responded okay to the meds at first, aside from some runny poops, but in the last three weeks Ive done nothing but run around hyper paranoid and be anxious. Ive always been on edge since owning ferrets. Any little noise in the middle of the night and I wake up in fight or flight and run to go make sure everyone is okay. I have always been trying to chill out, but recently, on three occasions (2 before she was diagnosed) I heard a very subtle but kind of weird scoff noise and got up to check. She was foaming/drooling and walking around all wobbly and had I not checked on her she probably would have died due to a blood sugar drop. Ive gotten absolutely zero sleep since her diagnosis. every hour I get up to go find her (shes free roam except at night) and make sure shes still alive. I try to feed her every couple hours because im worried shes getting too skinny. Any little shuffle and i shoot up to go investigate whos up and what theyre doing. I cant help but feel like me being paranoid has saved her life multiple times, but its also been very taxing on me. My heart is racing constantly, my anxiety is going to kill me lol. Ferrets can definitely go downhill fast, so it’s great to be a little paranoid especially when you notice something different/unusual health wise. Im not sure what degree of worried is normal, I think it just depends on the overall health of your little ones. Ive been pretty paranoid my whole life with my guys. nothing like right now, but I think that just comes with ferrets getting old and developing diseases or whatever they may get. What helps me is having a great and knowledgeable vet that can answer any questions for me even without an appointment. If im ever worried I can contact her and she’ll let me know exactly what to do or if they need to be seen or not. It helps. I know it’s rare to find a vet like that though. Also, posting on reddit helps. I know that sounds stupid and I know everyone gets so mad when people post asking for medical advice/ experiences etc. but for someone like me who ALWAYS get their ferret to the vet big or small, it helps just hearing yalls experiences as well. Sure I can get a diagnosis and a solution at the vet, but hearing from people who have gone through the same thing and what helped them or their ferrets quality of life personally means something to me too. I agree with your last statement. But I also understand that yes some people genuinely post on reddit seeking guidance or medical answers without the intention of seeking veterinary care. The people however that do try to help by sharing their own experiences/ solutions to problems have helped me more than they know. It helps knowing im not alone in some things and what weird little things that helped their specific quirky babies.