Lol Helen, my mum said the same thing to me, she keeps saying how
we've always had a special bond and she reckons that maybe he has
always sensed that I suffer from bowel problems too!!! Not sure I
believe that, I think it's just a very big coincidence, freaky as it
is! I have been wondering though, cause last year he had to have a
big op cause he'd eaten some newspaper and it got stuck in he's
bowels, I wonder now weather that maybe is causing the problems he's
getting now, or if maybe he had bowel problems then and that's why
the paper got stuck cause he was already inflamed? Oh, I don't know,
I'm going through the same questions in my mind as I did when I was
first dx'd with CD. Funny you should mention the drinking though,
cause my ferret has never been a big drinker, not like the others
anyway, I often have to persuade him to drink extra water when it's
very hot.

Hmmmmmm, it's something to think about.....

Michele

--- In ukostomysupport@yahoogroups.com, Helen Garratt
<babeof71@y...> wrote:
> Hi Michele
> You won't belive this when I tell you that my 7 year
> old west highland white terrier, Monty, has suffered
> with Colitis on and off throughout his life! He has
> always had trouble with his bowels (I think he doesn't
> drink enough) but on a few occasions I have had to
> take him to our vet because he has had bloody
> diaorrhea. The vet has given him an injection adn
> tablets similar to mesalazine on each occasion. Isn't
> it odd, the vet said it may be through drinking from
> puddles but am not so sure. My hubby can't quite
> believe it himself - says we are too alike!
> I am now feeding him a very moist meaty dog food which
> seems to have helped but also since we have had our
> fish pond in May he has been drinking more from it!
> (It must be the most expensive dog bowl in history)
>
> Hope your ferret is soon feeling better
>
> love
>
> Helen