Hi Fellow FML'ers. Here is what happened with Loki. Friday morning when I went to work he was fine. Friday night he didn't come out of the cage for play time. When I got him out of his tube sleeper, he cried loudly, and evacuated his bowels and bladder. Very runny and slimmy looking stool. Scruffed him, very dehydrated. Call to E.R. took him in at 9:30 pm. Initial exam, dehydrated and felt a small mass in lower abdomin. Probably stool. Temp 101.0 degrees. Lungs sounded very congested. X-ray revealed no visible obstructions. Given Baytril inj. Lasix injection, and sub-Q fluids. They kept him over night. 7:00 Saturday morning. Took him from the E.R. to my vet who is a ferret guru. Exam - no masses, one runny stool. Now is when something neurologic happened. His body spazmed and went to the right side. It has remained on the right side. If moved to the left side or center, he cries and it flips back. Stroke??? He is not able to walk. My vet kept him and took him home with him. Prognosis is not good. Diagnosis is some form of viral enteritis. He will eat and drink through a syringe, but can't get to food or water on his own. The vet said the best thing we can do is to try and keep him alive through the enteritis, and then evaluate the effects of the neurologic problem. I am hoping and praying that it is only temporary and caused by the illness. X-rays show no head trauma, or spinal trauma. So that in itself gives me some hope. Vet called Saturday night and nothing had changed. He will call me again today. Has anyone ever experienced this? Loki is only 3 months old. Has anyone ever noted an increase in illness in Albino's? Do they have a genetic characterist predisposing them to illness. Please help with anything that you have gone through and anything you have heard. You may respond here or via e-mail, which ever you prefer. Thanks in advance, Ron & The Young Un's Spaz, Rascal, Treble, & Loki. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Park/8662 [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 2396]