Hi everybody, Two weeks ago I was thinking about adding number 5 to the group, Now I may lose my only sweet boy. Roulette started having lose bowls that became diareha. Then back to small sticky stools. Last night the Vet said he had gastroenteritis (sp?). He's on medication. With him being four years old and going down hill so quickly the vet said he only had a thirty percent chance of living. I treated him from info. from the list but, was not aggressive enough. Today he was eagerly eating baby food chicken. The Vet said chicken and rice and lamb and rice baby food but the store only had the meat. I bought baby rice cereal and mixed it with the meat for two of the feeding tonight. He is drinking his Gatoraide. Please say a prayer for him. I feel like such a horrible mommy that I don't think a can bring myself into adopting another ferret. I just adopted him 2 months ago. He also had his first Rabies and Distemper Shots, in who knows how long, 2 months ago. How will I know if his kidneys or liver are failing him? The Vet said he would just waste away. Is todays behavior a good sign that he will get better? Thanks, Angela, Spaz, Niki, and Syber and Roulette. [Posted in FML issue 2841]