Warning: Graphic poop details follow:) Vet Question: Approx 2 months ago I had Boris' scent glands removed because they seemed to stay semi impacted or full and had to be expressed. Since then his poop has been much skinnier and "broken" looking. Dr. Dutton replied tomy original question about this (Thanks) that it might be post op swelling. Well it has persisted and now he backs into a corner, seems to be going and nothing happens. Not all the time, he is still pooping, but this trying seems to be happening more frequently (occassionally there seems to be a little gas with a little poop, I wonder if the gas is why his poop looks "broken". I took him to the vet today and she palpitated his abdomen and felt nothing. His temp was normal but poop came out with the thermometer which has never happened before and he had gone at home just before we left for the vet (I had to wake him up). Something is going on but what???? His attitude is a little off but not a whole lot. Please Please Please - any ideas? (Also because he is a year old I had a baseline CBC done and it was "ok" according to the vet). Dr. Williams - I tried to e-mail you the path report of a friends ferret who died - the closest anyone could come was possible eosinophilis gastroenteritis (Dr. Brown). The path report was "inconclusive" and recommended further biopsy - but the ferret was dead and buried by that time. If you didn't get the report and would like to could you post that? Also - could you explain this disease? [Moderator's note: He might not have gotten it - the internet service provider he's using seems to have been having some major outages. BIG] Also: I second Catherine's search for something for Giesela to chew on - she is also a material eater (she seems to like to do this when shes tired and just getting ready to fall asleep and prefers damp or wet material, yes she gets plenty of water) and I was also wondering if she just needs something to chew on - nyla bones? I'm pretty sure rawhide would cause a blockage. There must be something? Thanks Mary, Boris (I'm kinda having a rough time here) and Giesela [Posted in FML issue 1675]