Hi everyone: I made an appt with another vet. I wasn't sure if he was a good ferret vet but I had to travel 40 miles and someone said he was good with "exotics"(animals I guess). I called the office and they said that they have operated on a lot of ferrets so at least they had experience.I took angels xrays with us. The vet was a very nice woman from Shore Vets in Seaville,NJ. I didn't even catch her name , I was so worried. She began to palpate Angels stomach and intestines. At first she said she didn't feel anything, then she said OH maybe this is it. She was really feeling Angel hard to see if she could locate something. All of a sudden, Angel jumped out of her hands and she figured she had found the spot. She wanted another xray to see if it had moved. After the xray, I put Angel back in her carry all so she could sleep. We had to wait over 20 minutes for them to dry and be checked. The technition came back and said the xray was too dark and they needed to do it again. I got Angel out and handed her to the woman. Something caught my eye and I moved the towel Angel was laying on and there was a miracle. Slimmy brown mucasy poop. I quick called the DR back and she examined it. There, covered with blood and mucas was a rubber stopper from a dryer door, the thing inside to keep the door from slamming too hard. The vet must have dislodged it with the examination and Angel was able to move it due to all the mucas that had built up behind it. I was so happy. They gave Angel antibiotics to fight infection in the bowel, just in case and a watter shot under her skin and some nutra-cal. She even took some water from my hand almost immediatly after. She is doing fine. She is almost her old self again, scratching to get out of her cage, giving me kisses when I take her out then wanting to run off and get into trouble. Her sister ferret, sukie, is also happy to see her getting better. I received soooo many EMails today, to help me and support me. I know it was everyones prayers and thoughts and good advise that made this happen. I almost listened to the first Vet and did nothing else. The vet estimate for the surgery was $389. I'm not sure where I was going to get that much but I would have managed. Now I don't have to worry about it. I thank you and so does Angel, Sharon [Posted in FML issue 2462]