Hello, I posted once before about my sick little ferret. My ferret has the mystery illness that has struck a few kits. So far she is hanging in there but she is wasting and I have tried everything I can to get her to gain. Her appetite has improved vastly since the onset of this (sometime late last fall) but she continues to lose and is down to 1 lb 6 oz. I was wondering a couple of things, first, do any of you have any suggestions for high calorie meals for my little baby? And then the harder question for me is how long do I continue to fight this battle? So far she does not seem to be in pain and she likes to be held but she does not play anymore, she has days where she can wander slowly around and more days where it seems to be a struggle for her to get to the food dish. She has not been able to get her hind end into the litter box for ages now and has trouble lifting her hiney so we have to clean her several times a day. I love my little ferret very much, but I am beginning to worry that maybe I am hanging on too hard. The longer my little ferret lives, the longer my vet has to collaborate with other vets and specialists about this strange illness. I know that ultimately this is a decision I will have to make, but this is my first experience with owning ferrets and the first time I have been faced with such an illness in any of my animals. I thought maybe some of you might have thoughts or suggestions that would be helpful. Thanks, Danielle and Lorelei (my ferret) [Posted in FML issue 4426]