we are fortunate enough that our local ferret vet (5 minutes away) has a pager and takes calls up till 2;00, and only 40 minutes away from the university of guelph who handles emergencies 24 hours a day. however, before we had this luxury, we used an emergency vet that was very reluctant to deal with ferrets, but we always brought a ferret vet book (e.g. Dr Purcell's) as a reference, and that makes them much more comfortable. if you are calling the emergency place on a phone, you could suggest that you are willing to purchase a copy of a vet book on ferrets for them as a reference for emergencies. I would imagine that there are some types of emergencies where it is better to have a willing vet that is close by than an expert who is an hour away. Selina, Clef, Popcorn, Sorin, Mochi, Jolt & Cola [Posted in FML 5783]