Hi everyone, I'm pretty new to the list... but I've had ferrets for over a year now. I have 2 beautiful sable females, Laverne and Shirley (approx 2 years old from what the pet store said). I need some guidance/info/help/anything you want to call it with Laverne. Here is a brief history: Back in Nov. Laverne started having diarrhea. I took her to the vet Dr D, the took a fecal sample to be sent to Cornell University, looked her over, gave her amoxicillin. I called back for the results, different Dr W(partner) said tests were good... may be the food she eats (IAMs kitten formula) and to change to Purina. I did that... she stopped eating all together and dropped from 2.2 lbs to 1.7. (was force feeding her a make-shift duck soup) Took her back, Dr W said he felt a mass in her belly and wanted to take x-rays but didn't have time. Took her back to Dr D.. took xrays... nothing there. Put her on more Amoxicillin and Metrodizonal (sp). This seemed to help. She gained some weight back, the diarrhea wasn't the green-black slimy stuff anymore... but wasn't solid. She was her normal energetic self. But she still had the soft diarrhea. Dr D referred me to a small animal vet in Vermont (2 hours away). Dr H. put her on the amox, metrodiz and another that I can't think of now. Thinking it was ECE. Not a lot changed so she put her on prednisone.(thinking it was some kind of Inflammatory intestine stuff) The pred helped to get her stool into a mound looking stuff for a while. Dr H wanted to get her down to a dose of one a day or every other day. When I tried that she lost weight, went down hill again. So 2 weeks ago she asked to have me bring her in for xrays and blood tests (while there she had one of the best stools in months, looked almost normal). Xrays were good, haven't heard anything on the blood tests yet.. even though I keep calling. Right now Laverne is on pred twice a day and is not responding to it. She has the worst diarrhea (green-slimy-blackish-foul smelling-almost pussy looking). She is losing weight and very lethargic. I am at my wit's end. I don't know what else I can do for her. I will be calling first thing tomorrow to Dr H about it all... but what I would like to know is if anyone has gone through something like this? or knows what is going on and how to help poor Laverne? It is breaking my heart to see her like this. Shirley, her litter mate, has not had any problems at all (Thank God). I'd appreciate any input or advice on what to do with her. I do not want to lose her and the way she is going, I'm afraid that I might. Thank you, Korri [Posted in FML issue 3038]