Thank you for posting Judy. I was moved by your plight as it had similar overtones that I suffered with my Jako. Prior to being on the list, I one knew of one "ferret friendly" vet in the area. Unfortunately, that is not even close to being knowledgeable. I was quoted an outrageous price for adrenal surgery and a battery of tests that I have since come to find do very little. This same vet is in a private practice with one other vet in a very large and nice clinic on a nice piece of real estate next to a hospital. So the price of their services are to pay for al that. Currently we go to a very humble clinic with four doctors (one is very ferret knowledgeable) and the services reflect that. You mentioned something about a vet "oath". I have not heard of such a thing. It certainly can not be the Hippocratic oath of "do no harm" because they sometime need to put animals to sleep. Does anyone know if vets take an oath and if so what does it say? James, Melissa & Kassidy Loving: Bebe, Riley Missing: Wheezer, Pym, Rikki, Jako [Posted in FML issue 4189]