>I am utterly disgusted with something that just happened. SO
>flecking angry and I WILL be contacting the Ontario Veterinary
>Medical Association in the morning to find out what can be done.
>
>A woman and her son just contacted me about their ill ferret. By the
>sounds of the symptoms, it looks like he has a prostate blockage due
>to adrenal disease and can not urinate. they called the ONLY emergency
>clinic in St. Catherines Ontario and were told they do not see ferrets
>PERIOD. I called one of our other members in St. Catherines who just
>had a ferret at an emergency clinic. She told me it was the same
>clinic that saw her kid only 2 nights ago. I then called the clinic
>to find out what was up and was told that they only see ferrets if
>they are clients of the emergency clinic's "member clinics".

I have had vets refuse to see ferrets because they knew nothing about
ferrets which was, I suppose, in the best interest of all.

And I would be interested in what you find out. It sounds to me as if
the clinc was in their rights, however horrible it may be.

anne

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