In response to Risa's question about the prescription medication >"famotidine", this is what I've discovered (and please feel free to >correct me if any of this info. is erroneous) . . . . Here's a VERY helpful link: http://www.marvistavet.com/html/pharmacy_center.html (scroll down and click on "famotidine" or any other drug listed) Famotidine is the "medical" name for Pepcid A/C so I would caution anyone to pay for a prescription of famotidine unless there is some chemical compound in the famotidine Rx that makes it different than "over the counter" pepcid A/C. (which is entirely possible but I'd suggest asking a medical person about that). My vet prefers to recommend 1/4 doses of Pepcid A/C or Pepto-Bismol tablets (difficult to chop the PB tablets in fourths however) but the liquid forms of these can also be used. Consult your vet for dosage amounts and frequency of doses of the liquid form. So basically, famotidine is just an alternate way to treat stomach ulcers and related symptoms (nausea, teeth grinding) most likely caused by gastro-intestinal problems (most commonly ulcers in ferrets). What I understand about sucralfate (brand name carafate) is that it covers the site of an ulcer in the stomach and protects it from acids, enzymes, and bile salts. It acts more as a 'band-aid' over an ulcer, once the irritation begins, and can also helps in the healing process as well as PREVENTS ulcers and other gastro-intestinal conditions from forming. BUT it isn't going to TREAT the initial problem that is causing the ulcer(s). Carafate, therefore, is much like Pepcid A/C, Pepto-Bismol, Tagamet, Rolaids, Tums, etc; all can be used to reduce SYMPTOMS of a greater problem but something else is still needed to "attack" the actual problem. If the actual problem (condition) is a bacterial infection (such as the helicobactor bacteria), then a form of a penicillin drug, commonly Amoxicillin (brand names Clavamox or Augmentin), or metronidazole (brand name Flagyl) can be used to kill the bacteria and eliminate the condition. So it's not uncommon for a vet to prescribe an acid reducer medication (to combat symptoms such as teeth grinding and nausea) and also a medication, such as Amoxicillin, to fight a possible bacterial infection. Jennifer and the dynamic duo, Sasha & Snowball :-) [Posted in FML issue 5175]