It's been a bad Fall for colds ect. around here, and I got a good dose of bronchitis, which I generously shared with the ferrets. Hops and Max got over their coughing and sneezing in less than 48 hours, so I didn't worry about them. Benn, on the other hand, had it for 3 days, so we went straight to the vet. (My sister is of the opinion that Benn stayed sick just so he could visit the vet, he really likes the vet). He had a little noise in one lung, so amoxycillin was prescribed (Benn loves it). While I was there, I asked the vet about food alternatives for Benn, since I still can find only one that is free of corn, which Benn is allergic to. While we were talking the vet continued to check Benn over, and found a lump (about 1/4" diametre, 1+" long) just below the middle of his ribs. Benn has been known to have stools lump up in his bowel, but this didn't seem to be stool. Needless to say, this was very worrisome. The vet thought maybe Benn had eaten something he shouldn't have, which was hard but not causing a blockage (no vomiting, normal stools in the litterbox). He told me to keep an eye on it and bring Benn back for a recheck in a few days, if necessary he would do tests then, after Benn's cold was better. It didn't seem to go away for 2 days, on the third day it was smaller, and yesterday when my sister took him to the vet's it was gone. I checked again today, it's still gone. My question, what could it have been, and why did it go away? Could the antibiotic have affected it? Do I need to keep worrying about it? The Mama of Me, Max, Benn, Bear and Hops -- Elizabeth Watt Knitter, Spinner, Ferret lover, SLP, (in no particular order of importance) Manotick, Ontario, Canada [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 0982]