Hi all- My ferret Snape has been diagnosed with IBD and insulinoma. He has been put on small doses of pred, carafate for his tummy, and this other stuff that I call NASTY....(Sulfasomething or other). The vet told me that he wouldn't like the last one because it was very bitter. He tried to help the taste by adding a fish taste to it. (We can't mix it with anything sweet because of the insulinoma.) When I give it to him, he acts like I'm feeding him a mixture of poison and acid. He retches, shakes his head, paws at his mouth and does his best to spit it out. He tries to find a piece of burning wood to wipe his mouth on. Does anybody have any ideas? I've tried mixing it with an oil and ferretone mixture, but that didn't help either. I can't use anything sweet, because of the insulinoma, and he has to swallow it. As it is, I end up wearing a bunch of it. :-( I know with kids I can numb the tongue with an ice cube, but I don't know how to do it with a ferret. Any ideas? Melodyt and the nifty nine [Posted in FML issue 4667]