>Moral of the story, and why I'm writing: PLEASE take your ferrets to the
>best ferret doctor available!  I knew Dr. Bock and several others in
>Colorado did more work with ferrets, but kept going back to my regular
>vet because she seemed "good enough." I kinda thought of Dr. Bock as a
>specialist.  Well, this kind of thinking may have cost poor Fresno his
>life; I just hope we caught this in time.  PLEASE don't let this happen to
>your ferrets--a good ferret doctor can find things a regular vet won't.
 
My wife and I have used Dr. Bock for the last for about two years.  We
started with our ferts.  He was so darn good with them that when we became
caretakers for two dogs they became his charges as well.  One of our
ferts has early adrenal problems that he caught extremely early and we are
treating with meds rather than surgery.  He helped us figure out that one
of our dogs has bad bad allergies--saving him the pain of having his lungs
scraped to determine why he has lung disease and heart trouble at the age
of 1 and effectively treating the fella.  I think the point I'm trying
to make is that a vet is just like a doctor.  Some are great, some are
terrible.  If you have any question as to the quality of your vet, get a
new one.  Adequate is just not enough.
 
Best,
Matthew in CO.
[Posted in FML issue 3618]