>What can I do about horrible Flagyl?? I asked vet. She said there was >nothing to do but give it and force it down.. Lovely is taking Flagyl >and Amoxi-.45 cc of each. > >He is drooling, fighting, spitting. I feel just awful. I can't stand >watching me make him suffer like this. Ask your vet for a "pill popper" would be my advice. This is what I used to administer Flagyl earlier this year. To (try to) explain, a pill popper is a syringe type device, but instead of a needle, there is a rubber tip. So you pull the plunger up, insert the pill into the rubber tip, force the tip into the back of the ferrets throat, then shoot it down by quickly pressing the plunger. It takes a little bit of getting used to and as my vet said, you have to be quite positive about it (can't remember his exact words). The first few times I too had the foaming of the mouth effect, but once you get used to the popper, you get the mouth open, and pop it down / plunge in the blink of eye, before the ferret realises what has happened! As I said, you do have to be quite "positive" about it - tip into the throat and plunge all in one motion. Seems a bit "heavy handed" at first, but once you get used to the popper, it's benefits are clear - the ferret gets his meds and it is over in a flash so you don't feel like too much of an ogre. Hope that helps. -David, Thor, Grover, Milly, Lady Penelope, Snuff and foster Rangi [Posted in FML issue 3201]