I, too, live in Ohio, & have an excellent ferret vet -- Dr Mike Brothers, at the Animal Hospital of Tiffin. I don't know where in Ohio you live, but one thing to remember, when it comes to vet fees, that if you live in a more-or-less rural area, you're going to pay *far* less than people who are near big cities, or who have "high profile" ferret vets. I've read about people who've paid up to about $800 for an adrenal surgery; I've had a few ferrets over the past 11 yrs who've had adrenal surgery, & I've never paid over $350 for one. I have an adrenal ferret right now, who's doing fine w/ a melatonin implant. We've talked about the des implant, & he also quoted me a much lower price than I've seen others say they've paid. But we went w/ the melatonin for Minxie, cos he's never ordered the des before, didn't know how long it would take to get it, & figured we may as well start w/ something he's worked w/ before. And, at present, she's doing fine, about 8 mos after the melatonin implant. Like they say in real estate, it all comes down to location, location, location! Lin [Posted in FML 6990]