Yes- Ferrets can have chemotherapy. My Gizmo (female 5 1/2 yrs old) had an episode that presented as "insulinoma". She was running around playing when I came home from work- as all my fuzz butts do- and then fell over and acted like a drunk person. I am a paramedic, so I'm used to seeing diabetic people like this, so I ran for the Nutrical and gave her some- I immediately called the vet- had to search for one, since all the other ones left the vet's office. I had to find a ferret Dr!! After blood tests and an ultrasound my new wonderful ferret vet consulted with other vets and they pretty much diagnosed mesenteric lymphoma. A fellow ferreter from this list, Troy Lynn Eckart, also emailed me amongst numerous other people. Susan A. Brown, DMV has 2 chemotherapy protocols for lymphoma. My vet, Dr. Topor, and I decided to try it. Gizmo just finished her last treatment, but is still on pediapred twice a day until we begin to wean her off of it. I have been feeding her duck soup for 2 months now- and I am so excited to announce that she just began to eat on her own today!! She's done very well, and I even fattened her up while on the chemo- all the vets at the office were impressed. The only side effects were a few days here and there of being lethargic, and most of her little whiskers fell out- but they are starting to grow back now. The tests and ultrasound were the costliest, but the chemo drugs weren't. "charge it"- she's worth it!! I add lecithin and brewer's yeast to my fuzzers food now, and alternate aloe juice and liquid baby vitamins in their water. If you'd like to know more- feel free to email me! Diane L. Hinck & fuzzbutts... Gizmo ( now that I'm eating on my own will you please let me stay home when you go to work?), Nipper ( mommy, I might be showing the beginning of insulinoma), and Sammy (I'm the big boy that eats everything in site) [log in to unmask] http://mypage.goplay.com/dhinck/ [Posted in FML issue 3092]