Ok- I'd like to clear a few things up so people don't start to think I am a bad person. 1. I am not giving up on Kodi (the adrenal fert). 2. I am trying to help Hope(his cagemate) by adding a third for company once Kodi is gone because she is very dependent on him. 3. Many of you have sent emails saying he should have a long life left since he is only 3 and that Adrenal wont kill them and that surgery is the best option. If I had known that he would live longer then I would not have gotten a 3rd. Like I said, Hope is VERY dependent on him and would absolutely die if she did not have the support of a fert when Kodi is gone. I was told by 2 vets in my area that he only had about a year left, and they charge around $800 for surgery, which I cannot afford. Also I was told by the vets that for the money it costs, it is not worth it because the disease will most likely come back. 4. Someone asked, why get a third if you cannot afford adrenal surgery? I can afford to pay for checkups and vaccines and medicine when needed, but having to cough up $800 is a lot different than the occassional $100 or so, and I know Im not the only person who feels this way. So everyone, please don't think I am a bad person. I am not giving up on Kodi, I've been looking everywhere and researching to try and find a way to help him that I can afford, and the only thing that Ive found I can do is let him live out his life happy and comfortable. If I could, Kodi would have adrenal surgery. I hope this clarifies everything. I love all of my animals with all my heart and would not and will not ever give up on any of them. I hope this clears everything up. -Barbara, Kodi (the lovebug), Hope (the demon child) and Otter (the newbie)- [Posted in FML issue 4033]