In reference to your question: >Does anyone know anything about the competence of a vet hospital called >Alameda East for treating ferts? Yes, I do. We live in Aurora, Colorado and are only a couple of blocks from Alameda East Emergency Hospital. My ferrets have been there every week for the past 2 1/2 months and have gotten to know Dr. Fitzgerald very well. (Is it okay to give out names, BIG?) [Yes] We saw 2 other doctors before getting in with Dr. Fitzgerald, and all of them were licensed DVMs. I don't think they allow the interns to work on the animals alone, they should have a licensed DVM with them on all cases--after all, they are still learning and these guys know how important our babies are to us. Dr. Fitzgerald is the resident expert on exotics, and my boys only see him now. He is a great vet, and calls my boys "HIS weasels"! I highly recommend him. He loves ferrets so much and it shows with his bedside manner. If you want to know more, please email me and I will write you off-list. It's nice to see someone else in Colorado, even if you are a little far from me! Anybody else in the Denver area? Sure would like to see some other ferret-friendly people! Kelley and her vet-lovin' boys [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 3753]