If you own a ferret and live west of the Mississippi then your vet should be attending the AFA's Ferret Veterinary Symposium on October 8, 2005 at the Radisson Inn Sunnyvale in Sunnyvale California. Registrations are still be taken through October 3rd (when I need to have my numbers into the hotel for their catering staff). Information about the symposium can be found on the AFA website homepage at www.ferret.org - but here's some of the information in a nutshell: The American Ferret Association in conjunction with IDEXX Laboratories presents An Advanced Course: Management of the Ferret for Veterinary Professionals, Radisson Inn Sunnyvale, Sunnyvale, California Saturday, October 8, 2005 SESSION I: Emergency Medicine & Critical Care; SESSION II: Oncology: A. General Oncology Overview and Tips for Treating Ferrets with Cancer; B. Lymphoma: A retrospective review of disease, diagnostics, and treatment; C. A new lymphoma chemotherapy protocol for ferrets - Preliminary observations; SESSION III: Gastrointestinal & Hepatic Diseases; SESSION IV: Studying Ferret Behavior; SESSION V: Disseminated Idiopathic Myositis - An Emerging Disease; CASE REPORTS - Audience presentations and participation. Speaker Faculty: Rene C. Gandolfi DVM, DIPL ABVP - Conference Chair, Anne K. G. Bazilwich, DVM - Conference Co-Chair, Natalie Antinoff, DVM, DIPL ABVP (Avian), Mark Burgess, DVM, Joerg Mayer, Dr Med Vet Msc, Katrina Ramsell, PhD, DVM, Valerie W. Staton, DVM. qDEXX Laboratories is our Platinum level sponsor and Eight In One Pet Products is our Silver level sponsor. I would like to thank both sponsors for their most generous support of the AFA for this professional symposium. I would also like to send extra kudos out to 8in1 for their continuing support for all of AFA's events and projects. This symposium is RACE approved for 8.5 hours of continuing education for vets and vet techs through the AAVSB. The program ID is #2058 and the provider is #160 the International Ferret Congress. I would like to thank the IFC and 2 ladies in particular, Linda and Danee, for helping AFA get our RACE approval. It took a lot of time out of their very busy schedules to help get this accomplished. Thank you both so much! If any one has any questions please contact the AFA at [log in to unmask] The AFA will have a limited number of proceedings books available after the conference. They will be sold on the AFA website. Look for them there in mid October. Vickie McKimmey Director of Shows and Special Events American Ferret Association, Inc. www.ferret.org [Posted in FML issue 5010]