Hi I had this very scary experience with my ferret, Bean, a few years ago. He was elderly at the time, and I feared the worst. The vet said that the problem was one of two things: a middle/inner ear infection or a stroke. He sent me home with antibiotics and said to give them a chance to work. I saw gradual improvement, and he was entirely better a week or so later. The vet said that either the antibiotics did the trick or he adapted to the results of the stroke. He indicated that animals who have a stroke often learn to compensate. Please see a vet, and let us all know how things turn out. Best wishes, Gina Hart/Sage Ferrets http://www.geocities.com/sageferrets [Posted in FML issue 3035]