This is to the anonymous poster regarding the ferret needing surgery but no longer has the funds. If the surgery isn't scheduled until next April, isn't there any way that you could save up the money again? Is there nothing in your life that you could maybe cut back on a little? I don't know your situation, your finances, what the surgery was for but isn't there some way that the funds could be gotten again. How did you save up for the surgery in the first place? Couldn't you do that again? These questions aren't meant to be flames, just questions. Inflection is very difficult to convey in words without the benefit of visual aid. I'm sure everyone who reads the post will have most of the same questions. You say the surgery isn't for anything that is life threatening, yet you seem ready to throw in the towel without trying to come up with the funds again. Again, these questions aren't meant as flames, just honest questions. Please keep us updated as to your situation with your little fuzzbutt. And to answer your question, NO, I wouldn't surrender any of my ferts regardless of the situation, I would find a way to make it work. Monica with James,Clyde,Squeeker,Slinky,Tango,Cash,Yuki, Taffy, Keegan,Jewel,Amanda,Samson,Bear,Felix,Karizma ICQ # 29613521 - Slinky http://msnhomepages.talkcity.com/PetsPl/ferretsrule1/ Bonnie and Bartles, gone but not forgotten http://msnhomepages.talkcity.com/PetsPl/mysashadog/ http://msnhomepages.talkcity.com/RallyRd/jeepwheeling/ [Posted in FML issue 2896]