I saw someone else posted about their ferrets getting the flu. We have just gone through the same thing - it's day 11 for the ferrets. The worst is over (hopefully) but the ferrets aren't back to normal yet (vet says normally 10-14 days). They were lethargic, sneezing a lot, and at the worst part of it, so stuffed up they couldn't eat. Like the other poster, I used a Vick's vaporizor that I got at the drug store. The more salt you add to the water the more steam comes out so the worst they sounded the more salt I added. My vet also prescribed an antibiotic 2x/day 14 days to prevent secondary infection. On top of that, I used a low dose of kids benadryl for the worst days and baby saline drops for their noses. A few drops would make them sneeze and clean out their nasal passages making it a little easier to breath. Every ferret got soup a couple times a day until they felt up to eating regular food again. Since this flu season may be worse than normal with 2 flu's going around, it's good to bring this information up for others who may have to deal with it. I've owned ferrets for over 15 years now, and in those 15 years my household has never had the flu. This year we did, the ferrets caught it, and it was the first time I've ever had to deal with this type of illness in ferrets! I asked around to other ferret owners what the best course of treatment would be, and got the advice of two vets. It wasn't easy over the past week and a half (especially having the flu myself for 5 days) to have to give several ferrets meds 3-4x times a day, make soup and sometimes force feed it to them but even my ferrets with severe illnesses made it through. Good luck to anyone else who has to deal with this! Linda [Posted in FML 6550]