Last week one of our guys caught an upper respiratory bug. The vet put him on antibiotics which this is the seventh day. The thing is Garf keeps having coughing spells (I've never had a ferret have a cough. The cough is wheezy and repetitious, like when ferrets sneeze repetitiously-only this is not a sneeze, so I assume it's a cough...sounds like he's trying to clear out his throat/nose). I usually get up once a night with him coughing. We give him a drink, a bit of ferretvite and cuddle him till he's sleeping again. Is there a way to treat this without antibiotics-I don't think they've worked very well. We take herbs and supplements ourselves, but I'm afraid I might give a wrong dosage or something that would be not helpful to a ferret. Where can I find out about this kind of stuff? We also use a product called Ambertose that is supposed to help boost immune systems--has anyone used that on ferrets? Any information would be greatly appreciated! Garf is playing and eating; he just has that wheezy, repetitious cough that is hanging on. Thank you! Laura [Posted in FML issue 3243]