My 7-year old ferret, Ellie, prolapsed yesterday morning, meaning that her anus became inverted due to straining while trying to defecate. I brought her to the vet right away. He said that the cause was dehydration, and he gave her a fluid injection. Has anybody else ever seen this happen? I asked the vet if the prolapse would correct itself, and he said that it might return to normal after a few days. My question is what to do if it doesn't return to normal. Also, what should I be doing for her in the meantime? All in all, it looks pretty awful, and she scrapes traces of blood everywhere she goes. I can't imagine that that is very safe or very comfortable for her, so I would like it to get better as quickly as possible. So far I've been giving her lots of watery ferret soup, which she just loves, and that has helped make her stools nice and runny. Dr. Williams, do you know anything about this sort of problem? On a cheerier note, while I talking to the veterinarian, he happened to mention that ferrets are going to become legal in Michigan in April. This would be wonderful if it were true, but I'm still incredulous because I hadn't heard anything about it before. Can anybody out there confirm that that is definitely true, or dispell the rumor? Poor Ellie... she was enjoying her life as a contraband ferret. :) By the way, Melissa, this time I tried the vet that you bring Potpie to. Thanks a lot for the suggestion. He was excellent. He and his assistant went way out of their way to make Ellie comfortable, and the vet took a lot of time to explain everything to me. Julie :) and Ellie :o [Posted in FML issue 0745]