At the risk of inflaming this issue further (pun intended ;)), I haven't heard any mention of Eosinophilic Gastroenteristis (EG) in this discussion of IBD. I have a ferret who was diagnosed with EG almost two years ago. During adrenal surgery, my vet noticed that his intestines were quite inflamed, and he sent a tissue sample out for biopsy, which confirmed EG. He has been on prednisone ever since. He has never shown any EG symptoms, thankfully, and remains a healthy and active little guy. EG, as I understand it, is thought to be an allergic response or auto-immune disease, where the bodies own white blood cells attack the gastrointestinal tissue for some reason, possibly triggered by a food allergy or parasites. So, I was wondering, could EG be one of the maladies that gets lumped into the IBD category? Nancy and critters [Posted in FML issue 3889]