I am not up to date on the FML at all, however I have a problem I'm hoping someone can help me with. I have a little girl who we suspect has irritable bowel syndrome. She is about 6-7 years old (I'm her 3rd home). She has had diarrhea off & on since July. Much too long for her to be acutely sick with anything. In fact her weight is up from 1.6 lbs a couple of months ago to 1.9 lbs today. Not just runny stools, but explosive, incontinence. Normal color, just a bit lighter, but nothing weird. She tries to get to the bottom of the cage, but frequently does not make it. At times her rectum is inflamed and when I apply preparation H it goes down fairly quickly. My vet gave me something "better" to use on it today. Otherwise she is completely normal. She appears to be happy, loves attention, loves to play, loves to cause trouble (chasing the cats), loves to hide, loves to eat & get treats, and loves to sleep. I've thought that I would have to put her to sleep several times, but I can't justify it based on her attitude towards life. I have another ferret in the cage with her and he has never had any of the same symptoms, so it's not anything contagious. I've had her on several different antibiotics, steroids, anti-diarrheals, homeopathics, and what not, and they always seem to work for about a week, then it all comes back - every time!! She's had several stool cultures and they don't show anything. I completely trust my vet, but we're running out of ideas. In the past, I've gotten some very, very useful advice from the FML, so I thought I'd give it a whirl. We go back to the vet on Tuesday. I would be best for me if people who respond could e-mail me directly. Thanks in advance for your help! Holly [Posted in FML issue 5060]