To Pam Barber:
 
    You have the advantage over a potential vet.  You can look at the
medical FAQ and formulate some questions prior to going to your new vet.
You just have to make it look like you aren't grilling them (vet's hate
to think that lay people know more than them (I can say this, I'm a vet.
Isn't this a little like a magician talling how tricks are done....)
 
    Thangs that you might want to work into the conversation just to see
your vet's breadth of knowledge are : the green diarrhea, Helicobacter
mustelae infection of the stomach, adrenal disease, and the Fervac-D vs.
Fromm D (Galaxy D) controversy.  If your new vet knows about all of these
subjects STICK WITH THEM!!!  Let your potential new vet know that you are
on the FML and see if you can note a change in demeanor.
 
    Finally, check the STAR database before starting with a new vet.
That's the best way to assure that you are dealing with a vet with at
least a basic knowledge of ferrets.
 
Bruce Williams, DVM
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[Posted in FML issue 1206]