Ack! The ferts are sick! Emergency store runs, duck soup, pedialyte, tiny doses of decongestant and pepto and antibiotics (cefa drops - very tasty), extra blankets, force feeding (NOT NOT NOT fun) and a trip or two to the vet...*sigh*...Three of the four are bouncing back just fine. Anastasia, though, isn't doing so well. She's thrown up once and we are really having to force the food issue...she will take it eventually but it takes lots of coaxing. But she has to eat! She is not pooping or peeing...not dehydrated yet, we are really pushing the pedialyte, but are prepared for subq fluids if needed. Thank you all so much for providing such a great resource! Everything I know about taking care of my babies I have learned sitting here at my computer. Amazing, isn't it? If anyone has suggestions I'm happy to hear them, I am doing all I know right now and feel so helpless...I know it is really up to them, all I can do is give some support, but gosh it is hard...Everyone else with sick kids, you are in our thoughts and prayers. Oh, and to the people worrying about ferts being too expensive - you never know. It's a good idea to have a few hundred dollars put away in case they need surgery or extensive care, but they can also go for years without having any problems. From what we've seen, ferts get sick about as often as dogs and cats, but it hits them harder, which means a vet bill for them that might have been skipped for kitty. As for the more serious problems, cats and dogs have their own. Go hang out on the cat and dog newsgroups for awhile and you'll have second thoughts about them, too! -Sara and Four Fighting Fuzzies. [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 2429]