We've noticed that for some meds it is cheaper, sometimes much more so, to get the meds from our pharmacy than from any of the hospitals. That is not true for all meds but for us it has been true for the Preds, Florinef (Fludrocort), and Amoxi among some others. The pharmacies simply buy them in larger quantities so they don't spend as much on them as the vets do. For drugs which don't have as much human use a vet hospital or a pharmacy which concentrates on veterinary meds can be cheaper -- again for the same reason of their purchase price from the manufacturers due to more purchasing of a given item. BTW: here is a useful resource: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/ferrethealth/ReferenceShelf/comp_pharm.html There are a LOT of truly EXCELLENT resources for looking up ferret medical info. Here are some easy ways to find those links: http://www.ferretcongress.org (Click into Crit Refs) http://www.trifl.org/medical.html http://www.ferretcentral.org http://www.fothferrets.com/ferretinfo.html [Posted in FML issue 4302]