>I have been quoted $280-340 for the surgery with a 50/50% risk. I was wondering if this price is typical for ferret adrenalectomies in the States? My vet up here in Canada quoted me $175 (and that's Canadian dollars) when Bud needed an adrenalectomy, if there were no complications. As it turned out there were, and the price ended up at about $370, but that's still only about $275 US. Dr. Bardutz has 15 years experience with ferrets, was recommended to me for ferrets by every other vet I've talked to in town, and seems very knowledgeable. Every time I bring up some snippet of info I've read about on the Ferret List he seems to already be familiar with it. And his fees are very reasonable; often times he gives me reduced rates, and sometimes doesn't charge at all for minor visits. He is a great vet who seems to know a lot and care a lot about ferrets. I don't know whether there are any legal hurdles to this, but if any of you are anywhere near Regina, Canada (which is about 100 miles north of the border, above the north-east corner of Montana), and you don't have access to a good ferret vet, you might consider him if your fuzzies need surgery. He has cared for my ferrets for over 3 years, and I have no complaints. Again that's Dr. P.E. Bardutz Ross Park Animal Clinic 304 McDonald Street Regina, SK, Canada S4N 6P6 (306)-721-6588 In related news, I noticed this weekend that Bud (who had an adrenalectomy on August 22nd) is sprouting new hair all over his body. What a welcome sight! It makes me think my little boy's gonna be ok. :) -- John Rosloot, Caregiver to Buddy, Cassidy and Sammy Technical analyst, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Regina Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada http://www.cs.uregina.ca/~john/ [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 1319]