http://www.smartgroups.com/message/readmessage.cfm? gid=1423922&messageid=10782&startid=10783 >Personally, as far as the adrenal surgery is concerned, in the hands >of an experienced veterinary surgeon, it is a safe procedure. I can >not say the same for the partial pancreatectomy, because it's not >commonly performed. No surgical procedure is 100% safe, no matter who's doing it and no matter the experience they have. Any time a ferret goes in for a surgery, there is the chance that they might not make it, as is true for all animals. However, I agree that an experienced surgeon tends to have success with adrenal surgery. But I disagree with your next comment. I perform partial pancreatectomies on a regular basis, pretty much doing them in all of my insulinoma surgeries, and know many of my colleagues who also do them regularly. I rarely have any complications, and since the ferret pancreas is far more forgiving than a dog or cat pancreas, would expect that to be true for any experienced surgeon. Dr. Ruth ******************************************** Puppies kiss better than most people. [Posted in FML issue 4642]