I have just joined the list and saw the letter where somebody was worried about taking an elderly ferret to the vet, so thought that i would share my experience of the other week with you...My 11 year old hob was diagnosed with testicular cancer and the first vet that I saw was very negative about opperating on him,but thhe senior partner was next door and when he heard me asking what the alternative was..ie watching my beloved old friend dying, he offered to opperate on the old man himself as he had known Malcom for all of his 11 years. Needless to say,when the day of the op came, I was a gibbering wreck and had fed him all his favourite treats as his last meal,fearing that at least he was being given a chance,but not a great one....Well, a few weeks on I now have a healthy cancer free ferret,who is bouncing around like a youngster! So please don't give up hope.... [Posted in FML issue 4263]