Judy, I hope Draco is doing better. It sounds like Draco and Orion have the same symptoms that my Pauly and Goliath both had. Pauly was about 6 or so and acted like you described Orion. It took a few months, but eventually he did waste away to almost nothing. I couldn't even force feed him. I'll spare you the ending, but we did have to help him cross the bridge. I let his illness go far longer than I should have. Goliath, on the other hand, was like your Draco - just a few weeks. He started out like Pauly had, and then he must have had a stroke or something because he could hardly walk. His left side was useless. To go from over 3 pounds to just under 1 pound in less than a month was too much for his system, I guess. We helped him cross, too, since I didn't want to have him go through what I had put Pauly through. The vet suspected pancreatic tumors, but never did a necropsy. I really wish now I had insisted. Michel P.S. Sorry it took so long to respond, I've been away on business and am using my Saturday A.M. to catch up. [Posted in FML issue 2823]