Hi everyone. I would like to tell you about our bad adventure over the past 4 days. Last Sunday, I noticed that my fuzzy, Peanut, wasn't eating. I also noticed that she really wasn't using the litter box, or any other corner for that matter. Later on in the day, I noticed that she was throwing up, and I found several piles of "stuff" under the bed. I began to panic a little. She would not eat, she would drink water though thank goodness. Monday morning I called Dr. Caine, he said bring her in tonight. He put her on antibiotics and sent me home. That night was really bad, throwing up, running to the box every 10 minutes. Awful! Tuesday, still bad. The strange thing about this was she still wanted to play. She still wanted to run down the stairs and have mommy chase her. I couldn't figure it out. Wednesday, I called the doctor, he said get her in here right away for a Barium (sp?) They gave her some kind of stuff and took about 6 X-Rays to see if there was a blockage. He said the Barium ran through her so fast, he has never seen such a thing. He said it was some kind of "poisoning" Her insides were all irritated. We think we figured out what it was...SNOW SALT. We must of tracked some into the house, she must have licked some and it did a real job on her little insides. It's Friday now, and she is well on her way back to her healthy self. Just VERY skinny and still a little weak. Just a word of caution. It was REALLY SCARY!!!!!!! (Thank you Sukie for the name and number of the greatest vet in NJ!!) Andrea & Peanut (I'm doing alright! I just needed to go on a little diet) [Posted in FML issue 1473]