>I am interested in hearing which meds others use in lieu of >metronidiazole. Granted, I have been under a bit of stress lately, >but if I have one more good intentioned vet tech come out front and >proceed to tell me that "Well, this is chocolate flavored so it won't >be so bad." I will scruff them and pour the whole freaking bottle down >their throat, being sure to cover as many taste buds as possible and >then ask them if the chocolate flavor really helped!! I am done using >the medication - it is absolute torture for my ferrets and I am really >having a hard time getting it off the ceiling! There is a variation that we've been using: metronidazole benzoate. It is COMPLETELY TASTELESS! I've tasted it myself and you really can't taste ANY flavor. If you add it to amoxi for the normal amoxi-metro combo, it tastes like.... Amoxi! Check it out. Kevin Farlee Washington Ferret Rescue & Shelter [Posted in FML 6714]