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Post by Sherry on Mar 13, 2011 19:29:45 GMT -5
And not just a good vet- but a good emergency vet as well! You can have the best ferret vet in the world, but if they are away, or only keep normal office hours, you can wind up with a ferret in an emerg situation, and no one around you will even see a ferret, let alone treat one!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2011 20:12:38 GMT -5
Or you will have to pay an arm and a leg for basic tests (been there, done that.)
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Post by katt on Mar 14, 2011 4:49:37 GMT -5
And not just a good vet- but a good emergency vet as well! You can have the best ferret vet in the world, but if they are away, or only keep normal office hours, you can wind up with a ferret in an emerg situation, and no one around you will even see a ferret, let alone treat one! This is why when Koda had his blockage I was just praying and begging for him to make it through the night so I could take him to my vet in the morning! That was one of the longest, scariest nights ever!
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Post by darlene on Mar 15, 2011 20:45:21 GMT -5
One thing you can be sure of is that ferrets aren't cheap to have with all their health issues.
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Post by goingpostal on Mar 15, 2011 21:31:26 GMT -5
Yeah it's amazing how quickly your $150 ferret because a $1000 one. I unfortunately do not have an emergency vet, actually locally I'm screwed as the vet that does see ferrets isn't experienced in them and the other won't see them at all. My out of town vet is great, but 2.5 hours away and works the normal hours, they run a e-vet at a different location and we've never been there.
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Post by Sherry on Mar 15, 2011 21:38:47 GMT -5
Maybe give the evet a call, take a walk around there, etc. Obviously for some emergencies, a 2-3 hour drive is NOT the ideal. But sometimes you just don't have a choice. I will admit, my vet is about a 25 minute drive. The night Lucrezia had her blockage- I made it in just over 10 minutes
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