After reading the posts about the money-hungry and not very understanding vets, I have to sing the praises of my vet, Dr. Wil Barrios of the East Hartford Animal Clinic in CT. He is the only vet on staff in his business and is always willing to answer questions over the phone, and I have always been accommodated when I needed an appointment the same day. He treats all the shelter ferrets at FACT which receives a discount and does work for the Humane Society. He permits his regular clients to post-date checks when the need arises and he does not charge for a re-examination for the same illness. He is also open to information I bring him off the net. He has performed all my ferrets' surgeries and I am happy to say I have complete confidence in his ability. I would suggest to those not happy with their vet's attitude to try to find a better one. As in any profession, there are a few bad ones, but I would hope they are in the minority. Moxie http://www.tiac.net/users/moxieent/index.htm [Posted in FML issue 2258]