Hi all - one observation with question, one question. First, Potpie got a cold. Eek! It passed from me to Potpie to John and Neil (they really did get it from the ferret, honest :). It was very cute - she was snuffly and sneezy for a day, then she was fine. My question is: despite her being snuffly and sneezy, she was perfectly hyperactive. I gave her diluted cranberry juice (NOTE: All four of my kids LOVE LOVE LOVE cranberry juice - i keep a saucer of watered-down juice out for Potpie when she's out) in her cage to drink and kept her cage/water clean, and she was fine the next day. Now, the actual question: she was 'snuffly' in that her nose sounded quite congested, she kept swallowing, and she would occasionally 'clear' her throat with a huff. Sore throat? Runny nose? What're the symptom differences? Second question: my kids had ECE in June, 95 and still occasionally have green slimy poop and loose birdseed poop. The green slimy can obviously be due to something else - stress or weather change or hating the kitten - and the loose grainy poop obv due to intestinal damage. However, are they still likely to be harboring/shedding the virus? I'd dearly love to bring Potpie to the November Lansing show, but ONLY if she's not a risk any more. I repeat "ONLY" again. I sympathize hugely with Kelleen and others battling ECE - caring for Potpie exhausted me and infuriated her until the vet, after three weeks, prescribed pred injections, which turned her around. It was an awful three weeks, and i wouldnt put anyone else at risk. Melissa ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Melissa Litwicki "Is it ... atomic?" [log in to unmask] "Yes! VERY atomic!" [Posted in FML issue 1707]