there have been some changes since my post yesterday... another thing happened during the night...his other ear 'burst'...a bloody discharge...so i am thinking possibly BOTH his ears were/are infected... charlie DID drink water from his water dish on his own both last night and this morning...and he IS hungry...was not nearly as difficult this morning to syringe feed him...and it DID look as though he ate some of his regular food on his own last night...at least he moved some of the pieces around...:) will call the vet in a few with the updates...** so..it seems a little brighter this morning...but i have had the nice bright morning turn into a black day before...but for now...i will accept the happy side...:) HUGS! kat **called him...he is surprised by the bilateral inner ear infections... but that probably explains his head 'listing' to the 'wrong' side... he says we have the right anti-biotic for it anyway...and to still keep him from jumping on stuff when he feels better since the inner ear infections explain the disorientation...but not the hind-end weakness... Still looking for vets with any other ideas to talk to my vet and see if we can get charlie all better... ===== KITY=^..^=KAT... ( a.k.a. ...FuzzieMom ) and the krew... Rascal, Sassy, Wolfie, Monkey(Shine), Meeja, Narmy, PopPye, Noodles (Slyk), Charlie, Sandi-Mandi, Hope HollyHeart, & Edison!, "Lucky(13), and Princess!!!!! Remembering Marcel, LittleWhiteGirl & OldGuy...at the Bridge! THE FERRETS' PAGE..."http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/2396" Help Ferrets Unlimited Ferret Shelter...Use I-Give... http://www.iGive.com/html/ssi.cfm?cid=7364&mid=103840 [Posted in FML issue 3084]