Ok folks I value your input and your support of our rescue Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary where we care for over 300 abandoned abused small exotic pets of over 30 different types- including currently 17 elder and chronically ill ferrets ( adrenal, insulinoma, etc) We have always posted our ferrets on the Giving Tree and been extrememly grateful for the generosity of all of you. This year Critter Camp jsut won $50,000 in the Pepsi Refresh contest (which will still be going on- every ferret rescue should be submitting an entry!) This money has specific regulations and must be spent as such: $20,000 on food, supplies, transport and 30,000$ on land for our proposed new building- this is amazing wonderful and a huge blessing! However- not a penny can be spent on veterinary care and that is a huge expense for us , particularly the ferrets as most of them have ongoing medical needs. Unfortunately since we've won donations have trickled to a near stop-understandibly. So is it appropriate for us to post some of our ferrets and just ask for vet$? or will it seem greedy to other rescues and donors if we do that? i hate to say it but i will probably ahve to use my own christmas money to pay our vet and hopefully not much of my own utility bill money too- unless general donations pick up again- What should we do? Beth www.crittercamp.org [Posted in FML 7215]