Your story will touch the hearts of all of us who have had one of our babies leave us.I feel you are not over-reacting, and have every right to be more than upset at the care (or lack of it) that your fuzzie received at the Vet's office. It should not have mattered that 'your' Vet had left town (Did he leave as soon as the surgery was finished?), if the other Vets had no ferret experience, it was most certainly the Vet Tech's job to assess, intervene, and see to it that your fuzzy received IMMEDIATE medical care when they noticed he was not stable post-op. I would be enraged at the office's cavalier attitude, the Vet leaving after surgery (without letting you know he was planning to do this), actually the whole experience. I might suggest that you try to find a Vet who is less inclined to perform surgery on a ferret that was obviously still medically fragile, who's office people are more empathic, both to their patients and their 'owners', and more responsible in calling the owner as soon as they note a change in condition. I feel very sad for you, and angry at the insensitivity's you had to endure. Let the FMLers know how you are doing, and know also that we care. Big hugs, Michelle, Zorro, Cuddles,Sunshine,'Flake,Wolfgang,Leaper, Fang,Matt, Ellie, Xena, Harmony, Beauty, Flower, Blossom, and Bu. [Posted in FML issue 4646]