From:
ferrethealer@aol.com
Date: 2002-04-20 15:39:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Digest Number 698
In a message dated 04/20/02 5:58:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
Ferret-Health-list@yahoogroups.com writes:
Two questions: would folks whose woozles have had this procedure
recommend it?
Both as a veterinarian and as a ferret owner who has dealt with this
in my own ferrets, I strongly recommend the surgery. It
dramatically increases both the quality and the length of life, IMO,
as long as the surgery goes well, of course.
And secondly, is the $800 figure pretty much the "going rate"? (God,
I hate writing
this).
Surgery fees vary drastically depending on the location you live in
and on the experience of the vet doing the surgery. That figure
seems a little high for my area, but may be accurate where you live.
Check around.
Make that three questions: are there vet colleges that may have
the surgery done by students at a reduced rate? I live in
Harrisburg, PA, but am certainly willing to travel.
You do *not* want an inexperienced surgeon doing surgery on a
ferret, IMO. We all had to learn on somebody's animal, but I had a
whole bunch of experience doing other surgeries before I did my
first ferret surgery, and I was glad for that. The more experienced
the surgeon, the less time the surgery takes, and the better the
ferret does overall.
Dr. Ruth
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