Hi, my name is Carrie Sanders, and my ferret is Snowie, a 4 year old albino female. I joined this list about 4 years ago when I got Snowie and posted some, but I've pretty much been a lurker since then. I now need some advice as well as some emotional uplifting. Snowie has always been an exceptional healthy and well-mannered ferret. She's always been lively, never been a picky eater (meaning she would eat basically any ferret food I gave her without being fussy), and has never shown signs of any health problems.. Until now. A couple months ago Snowie began throwing up every once in a while. It was never in large amounts and never happened very often, so it didn't alarm me as much as I guess it should have. I have noticed in the last two or three weeks she has not eaten nearly as much as she used to eat. I could tell she was still eating, just not in large amounts. Well, just this past week, she has stopped eating altogether. Her weight has dropped very drastically also. She is almost skin and bones. I'm scared to death because even though I guess the signs have been coming on for a while, it just now became very noticeable. She still drinks her water (in small amounts), but does not touch her food at all. Also, when she's out of her cage, I notice that she's kind of wobbly and maybe a little disoriented. I guess this could be a side effect from not eating. I really hope it doesn't mean something even worse. I've started soaking her food in water and a little Ferretone to moisten it. Then I mush it up on a spoon, and she will eat it that way. She isn't eating nearly as much as she used to, but at least she'll eat a little. I also let her drink the water her food has soaked in to let her get some extra nutrients she may be missing. I want to call a vet, but unfortunately our vet's office burned down a few months ago, and he currently isn't practicing. I'm going to call some vets in some neighboring towns to see if they have any experience with ferrets, but until then I'll take any advice I can get. I can't stand to see my baby girl withering away like this. Please tell me what I can do to help her. Sincerely, Carrie Sanders [Posted in FML issue 4363]