To Danny Williams:
 
   The treatment for gastric Helicobacter infections is a two-to four
week trial of Amoxicillin at 10-20 mg/lb and 1/15 of a PeptoBismol tablet
ground in food.  Most ferrets also require a bland diet, especially if
signs of gastric ulcers (tarry stools, grinding teeth) are present.
There are a lot of formulations for bland diets available in the FAQ
under the heading "Duck Soup" - at my house we use Gerbers Second Baby
food - chicken variety.
 
   The treatment is harmless even for those ferrets without Helicobacter,
and certainly is worth a try.
 
  Bruce Williams, DVM                 Department of Veterinary Pathology
  [log in to unmask]         Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
  OR [log in to unmask]           Washington, D.C.  20306-6000
       (202) 782-2600/2602
[Posted in FML issue 1174]