] Well we took our sick fuzzies down to Woodbridge, VA last weekend. We ] left NY about 3am Friday and arrived 8am for their appointment. ] Dr. Kawasaki was by far the best vet we encountered (we saw two here ] in NY). Though the small animal clinic was practically mobbed with ] various customers (doggies and cats) he took his time talking with us ] about the operation and the bloodwork. His attention was far beyond ] professional politeness and well into genuine interest in our poor ] ferret's adrenal problems. ] ] Sneezie (the elder 4+ yrs old) had problems with both adrenals as well ] as a pancreas problem. Weezie had one bad adrenal (left) and a little ] thingie on the big vein in that area. ] We explored Washington DC Friday and Saturday. I'm sure we annoyed ] the staff with our periodic status calls. They were very nice though ] and didn't let on if they were annoyed :). ] ] When we went to visit they were both awake and Sneezie even wanted ] picked up (Weezie wanted to just sleep after a drink of water). ] ] We returned on Sunday (VERY HOT DAY!) but they seemed to do ok for the ] 6 hour return home. We had their cages setup in the back of the car ] with plenty of air and cool water. When we got home they were overjoyed ] and hopped all over the place stitches and all. We still have to ] watch for pancreatitis on Sneezie but so far so good. ] ] Thankyou very much Nancy for connecting us with Dr. Kawasaki. We are ] confident we received the BEST vet on the east coast and the total ] cost of the trip and bill were less than that of a local vet's quote ] for Sneezie alone (if she ended up having pancreas problems which she ] did/does). I even got to see Washington for the first time! ] ] For post-op, they are getting a daily dose of pred (crushed up in Ferretone) ] and we have to check Sneezie's urine with some colored paper thingie (vewy ] twicky procedure :). They are both eating and drinking.. Weezie is eating ] like a regular pig. ] ] I will followup with a hair/weight check hopefully in a week or two. ] ] Joe, Beth, Weezie,Sneezie, and Cody. [Posted in FML issue 0505]