>....he`s gritting his teeth so she (the vet) thought it was an ulser so
>she gave him pepto and amoxil, he purked up a little but not back to
>himself, so we took him back again,more blood work and all of the blood
>work was low (mabey from not eating well) all he wants to do is sleep,
>he don`t want to play anymore, he is also having some trouble walking
>somtimes almost like his back legs want give out on him, we have noticed
>hair loss on his tail and his back end witch say`s to me adrenal problems,
>that`s what his brother died from..
 
If he is still grinding his teeth, it is likely that he still has an
ulcer.  The combination of amoxi and pepto is not the best treatment for
ulcers (it actually is 66% of treatment for Helicobacter) but would not
be my first choice for ulcer treatment.  If you would check the archives
at the FHL site, as well as my page on gastric ulcers at
http://www.afip.org/ferrets, you will find some good information.  I think
that a shift in ulcer treatment may be required, especially incorporating
Carafate, a much better drug to help with ulcer treatment.  Additionally,
as you are having trouble with duck soup recipes off of Ferret Central,
my section on Feeding the Sick Ferret at the AFIP site may give you some
hints on how to make sure that he eats better.
 
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, DVM
[Posted in FML issue 3716]