I learned about ECE the hard way with my first ferret Butter. We didn't go to the vet for weeks because he wasn't acting very sick at first and we didn't know about green slime. When Fox got sick a few years ago we treated it aggressively and fast. He went to the doctor the first sign of green poop. He had saline to rehydrate him (he didn't look dehydrated). He went on amoxicilan and we gave him peptobismal to coat his stomach and reduce the damage internally. I learned recently about Vivify and that added to their water increases fluid intake considerably. All of this made Fox's experience very mild and he hasn't had any further aftereffects whereas ECE probably compromised Butter's health the rest of his life. Patti and the Higgins clan [Posted in FML 6430]