Thanks for your response about Tally.  I initially decided that surgery was
the way to go.  I just wanted to verify it.
 
I'm going to have Tally worked on by the vet school at Oklahoma State
University.  There are very few doctors her in OK that are qualified to work
on ferrets.  And to have work done by OSU, you pretty much must be referred.
My local vet will take care of that.  I guess that's the least he could do
since the new vet at his clinic was the one who recommended against surgery.
They are being very helpful, though.
 
She's doing fine.  Right now, Tally's romping around in the bathroom.  You
can't tell that anything's wrong, but I know how quickly she could "crash"
if her glucose level gets dangerously low.  I'm monitoring her closely.
 
I'll keep you posted.
 
Bobby Petty
 
(Tally says "oof")
 
(p.s.--does anyone really know the correct spelling for the sound ferrets
make when they do their mad ferret dance?  My wife and I think it's "oof.")
[Posted in FML issue 1585]