I had a question about using Carafate. My ferret Jillie has been teeth grinding, and I asked about trying carafate to illeviate her discomfort. Others have mentioned that it helps nausua or coats the stomach. My vet prescribed it as 1ml every six hours 10 mintutes before eating. I was wondering how often and when others give it. Every six hours seemed like a lot, although I suppose she eats that often. However, she's on free feed, so except for the occasional duck soup, I have no idea when 10 minutes before she eats is! I can't really pull the kibble that's always available, I have two other ferrets, one who's insulinomic. Also I'm gone during the day for about 10 hours or so. How do others give this med?! We've done many tests and it seems Jillie has IBD. My vet thinks we should perhaps put her on pred, but I'm hesitant after seeing all the bad side effects it has had on Mikette (who takes it for insulinoma). I was wondering what others thoughts are on this. I appreciate any thoughts!! Thanks Risa [Posted in FML issue 4873]