Hi all, It's been a very, very long time since I've posted anything--been lurking and "selectively" reading the FML. Anyhow, the reason I'm posting today is that yesterday I found Betty in the midst of a siezure. I promptly got her to the emergency room where she stayed the night--her temperature was 93 when she got there and her blood sugar was at 27!! I'm scheduling a followup appointment with another vet to begin evaluation of surgery/drug use within several days. I HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING PREDNISONE: I was advised by my vet to crush the *tiny* pieces of prednisone into a powder and stash it in some cheese or a snack to get her to eat it, however, I've been able to give Chopper (Betty's brother) pills in the past and want to know if the whole thing with crushing the pills is to get it down, or does it need to be broken down for it to absorb better? ANY help would be greatly appreciated--this is my first sick baby and I was hysterical last night, and then overjoyed this morning when I got a call from the vet informing she was, indeed, alive and ready to go home. Thanks, Chris [Posted in FML issue 3648]