Many have posted here searching for a good ferret vet, club, or shelter, in their area lately and I wanted to let everyone know how they can obtain this information for themselves. Pam Grant of STAR*Ferrets works very hard to keep up to date on the latest information on these people and organizations. She makes this list available at: http://www.optics.rochester.edu:8080/users/pgreene/for-others/database.html I would suggest you search all categories for the state you are in. Then start by contacting the listings nearest you. If you are searching for a vet and one is not listed in your area, contact several of the nearest shelters, clubs, and contacts and ask who they recommend. Most are eager to help, especially with a sick fuzzy. You will likely meet many new friends that share your love for these wonderful little guys. If your search does not yeild the results you desire, broaden your search. In the case of locating a vet, if you absolutely cannot find a referral to one, start calling all the listings in your local yellow pages for vets who see exotics (though we all know ferrets are not "exotic"), as they are your most likely category for someone truly knowledgable on ferrets. Sometimes they can refer you to another vet in the city who sees ferrets, if they do not. If that does not help, call every vet listed in the phone book. Once you get to speak with a vet who sees ferrets, ask serious questions, how many ferrets does he/she see? What surgeries has he/she performed? What vaccines are used for ferrets?, etc.. This short conversation will tell you ALOT. Another avenue I have used to search for a vet is to contact the American Animal Hospital Asociation and ask for a referral from them for an exotic specialist in the area you are searching. I would try the other methods first, as they cannot actually 'recommend' who is really good and who does not see many ferrets, as they usually do not have information that specific. There are worlds of information at your fingertips...LITERALLY on the Internet, and TONS of info on ferrets. You will never know what is there if you don't look to see. The FAQ's are a great source and answer most of the questions people post on the FML. Anyone who has not read them yet, please do, now... for the sake of those little furry people. If you need further help, e-mail to me personally. Thanks. --Trish [Moderator's note: The database and other files are also available via email. This is discussed in the welcome note you all get and most recently in issue 1483. BIG] [Posted in FML issue 1487]