My ferrets loved Kimber Brawley (formerly of Portland, OR).  I don't know
where he is in Texas, but he is a wonderful vet.  Now that we are in the DC
area, we have been going to Dr. Thomas Kawasaki (of FML fame), and he is
encyclopedic in his knowledge of ferrets.  However, in a recent emergency
when Kawasaki's office was closed (plus it's over an hour away for us), we
went to Alexandria Animal Hospital.  Dr. Sonja Olson there is not the ferret
specialist (apparently Dr. Pamela Slack is), but Dr. Olson was on when we
brought our Perseus in at 11 PM after he fell one-story to a hardwood floor.
She handled the emergency with consummate skill, and I have nothing but
praise for her.  She admitted Perseus for observation overnight, interpeting
the X-rays for us and letting us know what possible problems might have
resulted from the fall.  Perseus is much better, but he scared us to death.
 
On a much lighter note, Perseus loves dried apricots- I just found this out
a day or two ago when I was eating some and he went crazy for them.  He
likes other snacks (raisins, Cheerios), but he really loses his composure
over apricots.  Thank God Trader Joes is now in the DC area, just what the
world needs - a ferret with gourmet tastes.
 
Paula
Persephone (the dowager ferret aka Giveret Ferret), Orion and Perseus.
[Posted in FML issue 2455]