Dear Laurel - Well, they're still with us, so you are doing the right thing. Regarding Sissy and Ziggy - 1) Remember not to be a stoolgazer. Concentrate more on them getting their duck soup and as much as possible. If they like plain baby food better, then give them that. 2) At this point, you don't need the electrolytes - plain water is fine. 3) I think it's time that we can give Sissy and Ziggy a bit of help with some prednisone. Haveyour vet prescribe about 0.5 mg prednisone once daily per ferret orally (give in the morning). Some ferrets get a very bad inflammaory reaction and until we can get a handle on it, they don'tt pick the weight back up. They are skinny now, but the fact that we've still got them is very very encouraging. Hang in there - ECE is a real trial. With kindest regards, Bruce Williams, dVM [Posted in FML issue 3319]