Lisa, I know how you feel. It's hard and yes very hard on the wallet and the hardest part is losing them. They just don't live long enough. I wish they had the life expectancy and health of a cat. For now, I've decided that when the ones I have now are gone I will only have one or two, compared to the 12, I now have ( 5 scheduled for having cryosurgery with DR Dutton at Weare Animal Hospital in NH, the 23rd of this month- thank God for charge cards!!!!). I have 3 I know are adrenal, 1 not sure, 1 insolinoma-my gentle giant,overweight, vocal albino," Bear." All but one having surgery are 6 years old, -I have one that is only 2 years of age! Anyway, I had said I would never get anymore ferrets, but seriously thinking about it, I don't think I could live without one or two in my life! I would definitely set some serious money aside though ahead of time if I could afford to but I don't see that happening either! Does anyone know what happened to the ferret that had the bloody nose? I am curious, because a while back, one of my older ferrets developed one after a bout with ECE and was rushed to my vets, put on IV's,etc. but didn't make it. Eleanor [Posted in FML issue 3773]