My 4 year old jib, Deo, has been having diarrhea for about 6 months. We took him to the vet, she checked his poop out and said there were no parasites. She started him on a pro biotic. It didn't help so we started him on flagyl for 5 days. He got better for a few months, but then it was worse so we took him back. We got an abdominal xray that didn't show a blockage, just a lot of gas. He got some labs drawn, but it had clotted so we didn't get the full results, but his metabolic panel showed low protein. We started him on 1.5ml of prednisone 2x daily. He has been on that for about a week and his poops are worse than ever. I think he may have hemorrhoids because he can't just stay in the litter box. He walks while he is going to the bathroom, which is causing some carpet issues. The poops are very runny and have an undigested protein look to them. He is eating and drinking fine and his energy seems to be the same. He has never vomited or scratched at his mouth with his paw. I'm just not sure what to do anymore! The vet said that prednisone is the first line treatment for most diseases (insulinoma, IBS, adrenal disease, leukemia...), but shouldn't it have worked sooner? I'm afraid that our vet isn't very knowledgeable about ferrets, but I don't have anyone else to take him to. We tried taking away some treats that might be causing the issue (ferrettone in particular), but it didn't seem to do much for his GI issues. Any help would be greatly appreciated! -Tess [Posted in FML 7671]