>Also, I got a quote from the vet's for adrenal surgery and I thought it was >astronmically out of line...over $900!!!!! Is this typical of the cost??? Surgery costs seem to vary wildly from place to place and even locally. We just had our first adrenal surgery and the vet estimated $250-350, depending on complexity and such once she was in. It wound up being $335, and she took out not only the left adrenal, but some insulinoma nodules, part of the pancreas, and a large hairball. Another vet in the area estimated $450-650. But i guess it depends in part on where you are. This is the midwest, generally cheaper in all things than the coasts. Nancy -- Nancy Stenson Institute of Linguistics, ESL, and Slavic Languages and Literatures 215 Nolte Center 315 Pillsbury Drive, SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 Phone: (612) 624-2529 email: [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 3379]