>From: Minta Ruark <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Financial question re: ferrets & when to keep/give them up? >At this moment in my life I cannot afford to get him any surgery he might >need. Please believe me when I say this is not a decision i come to >lightly. Linus' & Zooey's surgeries came to just under $2000, and both are >on current meds that require monthly vet visits and blood tests. I say >that b/c I don't Minta, what a tough question. But, being the practical person I am, I have set a mental limit on what I am willing & able to pay for the ferrets (or any of our pets) care. I admire someone who is willing to pay more than my limit, but I think it has to be a matter of what people can afford. I don't think anyone should be flamed when they have reached their own practical limit. [Posted in FML issue 2964]