>Hi, >Has anyone had experience treating eosinophilic gastroenteritis? My >little male, Yeti, suffers from this condition.... Any suggestions about >treating this would be appreciated. Thanks! Hi Lisa Yes, I have had one diagnosed and successfully treated for EG. Misha is a 4yo male who exhibited symptoms of a blockage (he was straining to go, but was able to pass some stools, so we thought he was partially blocked. Gave him a 1" ribbon on laxatone). Within a couple hours, Misha began passing blood - bright red and vomiting. Instead of waiting for our appointment later that day, we took him in right then. The vets did surgery on Misha - and couldn't find any blockages - only some thickening in the pyloris, and surrounding intestine. They biopsied and sent to Dr. Williams. We assumed that Misha had the beginnings of cancer. Misha recovered beautifully - he stayed at the hospital for 3 days, during which time he was on prednisolone, as an anti-inflammatory. He was also on IV fluids and antibiotics. The results of the biopsy showed EG. I talked with my vet (thanks to a great suggestion from Dick Bossart) about treating Misha with Ivermectin. We did 0.4cc of Ivermectin in three doses, every two weeks. (The treatment that Dick pointed out was from Biology and diseases of the Ferret, Dr. Fox, 2nd edition). Misha has not had a recurrance - and this happened in March of this year. I hope that Yeti does as well as Misha is......Misha may be dumb, but he is cute and would be terribly missed..... Lisa, Head Ferret The Ferret Haven "By-the-Sea" URL: http: www.kozykingdom.com/ferrethaven Want to help The Ferret Haven By-the-Sea? Register at iGive.com by cutting and pasting this link: http://www.iGive.com/html/ssi.cfm?CID=1236&MID=854 [Posted in FML issue 2768]