Hiya, My two year old ferret Petal, has been very poorly since we got her with colitis. We go to the vets on a regular basis for steroid or antibiotic injections. (The steroid seems to work better.) The vet suggested a bland dog food called Chappie, but now she is refusing to eat it. She has also gone off chicken for sandwiches and will now only eat chicken breast lumps. (Being vegetarian this is the closest I've been to meat in a very long time - yuk) Originally she was fed on the ferret food from James Wellbeloved but now is fed on Companions Choice which seems to be better. Has any one got any suggestions for a permanent solution?? When she gets ill she bites hard and won't let go:( She also has a behaviour or allergy problem and consistently rubs her head and paws and nibbles at her paws. She will do this till she is red raw and lumpy nose. Again we have had numerous trips to the vets about this and investigations have shown no ear mites etc. Has anyone got any ideas? Thanks Livi Psycho, Petal, Pickles and Pebbles [Posted in FML issue 3896]