I have never had that surgery on my ferrets but I had knee replacement
myself. It sounds a lot like it and I wouldn't ever put a ferret
through that pain, especially if he can get around without pain.
Phyllis and the Wigglies: Generosity, Grace and Joey (Joy)
In Loving Memory: Faith, Hope, Constance, Bandit and Charrity
[Posted in FML issue 4559]