I knew I forgot something in that other post! Last year, right before Thanksgiving, I bought Emma. The pet store worker assured me she was spayed and descented. However, early in December, she went into heat. I took her to the vet, who spayed and descented her. I also got her shots taken care of. I talked with the pet store owner about it, and he covered part of the cost of the spaying/descenting. Since I was going home for Christmas, I expected to be able to cover the rest with gift money. Well, needless to say, things came up. I had some medical problems of my own, and being an unemployed college student, my funds are very limited. So I was not able to pay the bill by the due date, and eventually it was referred to a collection agency. _I have paid the bill in full._ That is now all cleared. My ferrets are due for shots soon. I already have the money set aside, and will be paying the vet in cash at the visit. However, I would also like to take the vet some sort of gift or donation, since I was so negligent with the bill. What do you guys suggest? Vets - what are you in need of that the average person could provide? This clinic also boards animals - would newspapers be welcomed? Donations of cat/dog food? Gift certificates for McDonald's???? I really am stumped. Also - how can I get the coupon book and a subscription to Modern Ferret? I used to have ModFer's address, but it's disappeared. Stephen Johnson - Your ferret's name is Azusa? Are you by any chance an anime fan?? Just wondering. ^_^ -joyce, Servant of Seth the Terrible and Wondrous and Emma the Title-less [Posted in FML issue 1725]