Illura has undergone a turnaround that for lack of a better word I have to call miraculous!! A night or so ago I came home from Petco after buying various canned ferret and kitten foods to see if she would eat any of it. I see two fuzzy lumps in the cage, one asleep in the hammock and the other with her head stuck waayyy down into the food bowl. I naturally assumed that it was Lola at the bowl, but when she lifted her head to look at me I saw that it was Illura!! She was munching away like she had never seen food (not surprising considering she hadn't eaten for a week), and when I offered some of the canned ferret food she chowed down on it. This was after one dose of the antibiotics and pepto. She's still very skinny and so still gets duck soup (btw I do use the extra-calorie Ensure), tried the heavy cream, she wasn't that thrilled but drank a bit. I'm so happy, she's acting like Illura again. She and Lola have been wardancing back and forth all morning. I knew she was feeling better when she hid my shoe in the bathroom. The only thing is, she's an absolute pill (no pun intended) about taking her medicine. I keep telling her it will make her feel better but I don't think she believes me ;) Thank you, thank you, thankyou for all the wonderful advice many of you have given me. I'll continue to keep you updated. Rachel, Illura ((the hungry!) and Lola [Posted in FML issue 3106]