>Melanie Hough <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: sick baby >For about the past 4 days, my 2 yr old male hasn't acted like he feels well. >He sounds like he is having trouble breathing. Well, as you said, he could just have a cold, but with ferrets, things can happen very fast, so vet attention is probably wise. Our Foster still honks from time to time, though this has been going on for a much longer period with still no definitive answer. Our 1 1/2- 2 yr. old male rescue has had some acute honking coughs and some serious congestion and labored breathing. The events come and go and he is generally very active but at times he is a little lethargic. Some redness appears around his eyes and nose, and on a few occasions a mild fever appears present. Here's a breakdown of what's been done so far: vaporizer - no effect industrial air cleaner-no effect Amoxi-no effect Baytril- no effect Nizoral( a fungicide)- no effect predisone- small effect x-rays- two showed very severe congestion, while two others showed none. sonogram- no abnormality basic cbc- no abnormality culture (stool)- negative culture(throat)-some yeast heart worm test- negative possible diagnosis to date: heart worm asthma fungi allergy overweight tumor next step--Foster is going in for a "throat flush" next week to get a better specimen. Since he needs to be under for this, this was not first choice. hope this helps in some way, best wishes, until next time, alphachi [Posted in FML issue 2055]