One thing on the top of my list for choosing (staying with) a vet is: does this vet LIKE ferrets? (seriously) Before ferrets were legal here (Mass.), I would drive over an hour to go to a vet who LOVED ferrets. He had 2 ferrets of his own and would take Ralph out into the waiting room to show him off. After ferrets were legal, I gave one of the vets at my regular hospital a try because she is an 'exotics' vet and wanted to start treating ferrets when they became legal (also made more sense to go to someone 2 miles away instead of 50 miles!) However, this person was clearly not all that comfortable with ferrets, and I believe she was slightly afraid of them. She also made some comment about biting (this was before the rabies quarantine here) and that was my last ferret visit there! Fortunately, I did find another vet nearby who loves ferrets and wants to learn as much as possible about them. Just my 3 cents... --Ronnie [Posted in FML issue 2128]