Hi! I have been lurking on this list for about three years. I can't remember ever reading about a situation like the one I'm experiencing. My 3.5 yr. old female ferret got a real bad case of diarrhea 11/12/99. I brought her to my vet the following monday. He thought it was a bacterial infection. He prescribed amoxicillian and imodiam. She showed some improvement over the next few days. Friday night her condition started to decline again and now she was also vomiting. Monday morning we went to the vet again. He decided to treat her for prolific bowel disease. He changed medication to chloraphenicol. She showed improvement for the next few days, by that Friday night, her condition starting declining again. On our next visit he changed medication to pepto-bismol and Flagyl. She showed great improvement for several days, vomiting ceased, she had resumed eating on her own, and stools were normal, until saturday. She began vomiting again, stools became very loose, and I had to start force feeding her again. Today, I brought her to the vet again and upon examining her, he thinks he feels a lump in the abdomen area. We are returning tomorrow to have an ultra sound of this area done. I have stopped all medication and I am just feeding baby food for the night. I think I just need some feedback from anyone that has experienced this type of situation. Thanks! Maryann [Posted in FML issue 2892]