Oh, how the mind wanders when reading the FML... (One of) the Peterson's wrote about the chordoma: >They are usually not malignant, and the ferrets don't seem to mind >losing a little bit of their tail. I immediately pictured my little Noel, lying peacefully in the sunshine streaming though the window, holding her tail up for inspection and thinking "My goodness, I thought it was longer yesterday..." ===== Aileen & the Herd minus one Herdling Slinky, Kyle, Noel, Sandy, & Rootie the beagle Missing Gizmo so much. We love you, baby. Check out the Herd's website at: http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Zoo/7414/index.html [Posted in FML issue 3151]