Hi all,last week I just had to share the story of Cinnamon and Spice;2 sable fuzzies that Mom and I just Had to rescue. They have such sweet dignity and Grace that I found I had to share their story with you. Several of you sent us an E-mailed message after they read their tale. You asked that I Keep you updated on their progress. Here's their 1st. Update. We thought they were coming along just fine,especially after their first visit to Norman,and he prescribes amoxocillian for their colds,as both were heavily congested. Mom and I were already working on cleaning their ears, and trimming back their toe nails. They,themselves had pretty much trained themselves for their New litter pans,as they had No desire to mess in their cage,and haven't since! But,on Sunday night 11/8 Cinnamon refused to come out of her cage and play with the others. Up until Sunday night,she had been regularly coming out, and exploring her new Enviroment! She was now accepting the cheerios from us,the same as all of our other Kids. I should mention,that between the two of us,Mom and I had given the Kids hair ball remover,duck soupe,and their medicine dosages! Now for our Original Kids,they've all become Used to things,sometimes together,sometimes Not. Usually though,we tried to give the duck soupe by itself ,whenever we had to give it,but on Sunday,I forgot to check with Mom first to see what she had given them. Everyone took it though,without any trouble so we didn't think anything of it Until Cinnamon wouldn't come out. Then at first, we thought that Maybe getting out daily for 2-3 hrs. was a little too much for her,especially when she wasn't Used to this kind of exercise,and then mixing it up with our 11 wk. Smokey who simply Exhausts All;fuzzies,as well as Humans. But Monday,when Mom went in,she found vommit in several places in the cage. she told me,it looked as if the sick ferret had try to get clear of their bedding,and succeeded the 1st. couple of times,but finally they just couldn't make it! She opened the doors,and let Everyone,including Cinnamon out,then cleaned Every last bit of the mess out! Monday morning,Cinnamon came out and romped and played with All of us including me and mom! She war danced, chased Smokey ,stashed a few of her favorite toys,it was great! She seemed perfectly fine! Then,on Monday night--- Spice refused to come out! We took him out,gave him his medicine,then put him back into his cage. He did just as Cinnamon did,covered completely up and went to sleep! We checked on him before we went to bed,there was no signe of vomit,but he simply recovered himself and went back to sleep! On Tues. morning Mom said he came out for a short time,but then he went off by himself and curled up into our carrier,wich we leave out for them to play and rest in when they want to! I should mention,Mom and I axamined Both Cinnamon and Spice for signes of a more serious illness! There Still is none! When I went on Monday to get some more amoxocillian,I mentioned to Norman, that we use oil heat for our house. I have chronic bronchitis and My Dr. instructed me to use a dehumidifier and a fan on a low setting when my bronchitis acts up! That's why I discussed it with Norman,he suggested doing the same thing for the Kids,especially while their Not Feeling well. We're trying this as of Tuesday morning,because for now,we only have the one,and I Need it at night. If this works,we'll get another one for the Kids. I'm also wondering if Cinnamon and Spice's cage could somehow be contributing to their listlessness. We thought we cleaned it thoroughly, but if we missed something,could this be adding to their problems? I should mention that our other kids are going in and out with no further problems. Only little Smokey still sounds congested and stuffy. Their stools are fine,their eating well ,and drinking large plenty of water,but no more than usual. I was wondering if you thought part of their problem might be their cage,if for the time being we could let all 6 stay in our ferret condo? When we bought it,the packaging stated you could comfortably keep upto 4 ferrets in this one cage. When we first took Cinnamon and Spice home,we kept them in their own cage because we didn't want to OverCrowd them,and because of it's familiararity,but also because of the health concerns. Now we know their only real problems according to our vet is that they are congested,wich all 6 are being treated for colds,because right from the start,our guys went after Cinnamon and Spice! They climbed all over their cage,put their noses together,so finally Mom gave in and let Cinnamon and Spice out with the others. They've been together ever since. We've been Very Lucky because all 6 get along Great with one another! The other thing,is that None of our Kids,even Smokey will actually Play in their cage. They use the cages to get their food,and water,and to sleep only. Our condo is 3 tiers,with 3 complete floors. We have 2 lrg. hammocks and 1 lrge. bed on the 1st. floor for sleeping. The 2nd. also has a tube with an ols sweat shirt to wrap in,and 1 water bottle and food dish. Only our Princess Neesa sleeps in the tube. The bottom floor has 2 litter pans. A corner,and a small cat box. Pleas let me know your thoughts on this at [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 2489]