Linda, The Chicago vet you mentioned is Dr. Susan Brown at the Midwest Bird and Exotic Animal Hospital in Westchester, IL. For address/phone I'd have to get the business card which my husband currently has. The practice itself actually sees only about 18% ferrets (which is actually quite a lot compared to most general small animal practices), but Dr. Brown herself, I understand, sees most of them when she's there, and she's been doing ferret medicine for 18 years. She does do a lot of outside speaking, though, as you said, so I don't know how often she's actually there -- I have heard that she is often not there, but I'm certain after speaking to two of her three partners/associates that they would do a very good job, too. If you don't have easy access to a street address for this practice (i.e. a phone book or don't feel like calling directory assistance) let me know -- I'll get a hold of that business card. My husband and I both just this past weekend at the Greatest Ferret Show on Earth managed to tentatively line up externships there for February `96. Maybe we'll see you around! Laura, Trella and Tribble, and Ian Laura L'Heureux Kupkee U. of Illinois Vet Med Class of `96 [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 0993]