Ok here goes --- I am an active young 4 year old -- Im a good looking kissing choclate and full of life -- always the heaviest and most loveable of our business i took ill just a month ago -- lost from 1200 to 930 gm and was dehydrated and weak....not eating -- went in for a 5 day hospital stay -- blood test -- 2 xray -- initally on amox and metronidazole -- then at my dads request -- Baytril --and I seemed to be geting worse -- we decided -- it was time for surgery -- --blockage -- vomiting and pawing at mouth -- nothing found but some severe inflammation of the lmph nodes around stomach -- biopsy sent off -- results -- severe inflammation -- apparently boarderline lymphnoma scarcoma -- on pred now 2.5 mg bid -- eating honeycomb and whisker lickens only -- no real (totally ferret) food yet... new weight 960 -- gaining of 30 -- today the doctor said the inflammed lymph is still there --possibly - probably - most likely lymphnoma or gonna be -- what do to -- use pred until there is no more response... go for chemo or something like that -- im just 4 years old -- and im a fighter -- i think i heard that someone had a ferret with lymphnoma that lived a year -- using pred -- whats the outlook -- whats the time ? does anyone hhave any suggestions -- comments -- anything helps -- We miss our Tiger - Sister and Man Man so much -- and send our love, tears and prayers to those with sick, hurt, missing and terminal babies. Thanks for any information you can share.. Love and hugs to all -- Bacci (means kiss in italian) and his dad [Posted in FML issue 4081]