I think Diane makes a good point. We covered the expense of ferrets and their medical care in our Ferret News newsletter #54: http://www.ferretnews.com/issues/ferret-news-54.html --Mary & the Fuzz ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Mary R. Shefferman and Gabby, The Lone Modern Ferret Read my blog! http://www.modernferretblog.com/mary Read my other blog! http://blog.depressionplace.com Cool stuff! http://www.amysdesigns.com [Posted in FML issue 4566]