We've just been thru a very nasty bout of some kind of flu over the last 3 weeks. All of our ferrets caught it, but not at the same time. It started with fever and chills, then went on to affect their respiratory systems such that they could not breathe thru their noses and were sneezing and wheezing a lot. They had to breathe thru their mouths, making eating very tough, and something they wouldn't do without assistance. In order to make sure they got enough food and water we had to spoon feed them their soup 3 or 4 times daily. The one thing that we found that helped a great deal with the respiratory problems was a Vicks Vaporizor. It cost just $20 at the local CVS, but proved invaluable in helping to make them more comfortable until they got thru it, which was more than a week. Jeff In Memory of Trinny, Neo, and Mr. Parker Caring for Morphy, Baby Girl, Luna, Dozer, and Possum the Million Dollar Ferret [Posted in FML 6549]