Tim, ferrets pawing at their mouths and foaming usually indicate a stomach problem. Coupled with lack of appetite I would think a blockage is the cause. I would get out your credit card and get a Barium swallow and series of xrays done, to see if anything shows up. My Phantom started vomiting on Fri. I thought maybe it was just a stomach ache from stealing some of my melon, but by Sun. when pepto bismal, duck soup and pedialyte made no difference, except to make him cry and paw more at his mouth, I knew we had to do the vet thing. After IV fluid support and a barium series Phantom passed on his own, a piece of sponge, probably from the mop. He spent that night at the Emerg. clinic and the next day at my vet to receive more fluids. Another xray was done and showed only food in his stomach. So $500 later he's home and recovering nicely. To people in general.... I'm not rich. In fact, I'm on leave from work right now, but 'owning' a pet means doing whatever it takes to care for that pet for the rest of it's life. Even if that means giving up that pet if you won't part with the money to care for it. You have to do whatever it takes to keep your pet from suffering. Lara [Posted in FML issue 2712]