Hello all! I thought that I would send a quickie update on Phoenix, the ferret who died during adrenal surgery but then came back.It's been a week since the surgery. He's been doing great, recovering fully from the anemia of massive blood loss and moving around the play room, albeit somewhat gingerly. We made arrangements for a return trip to see the vet on Wednesday to check his blood values. Because we know the right gland came out in its entirety, as did the left, unless there is ectopic tissue, he will need some kind of supplementation, most likely pred and/or florinef. To my dismay, Phoenix showed signs of crashing on Tuesday so he was started on prednisone and I gave him a good dose of ringers sub-q. It worked and he was eating his kibble by himself that very night (I was hand feeding baby food before). At the vet, his staples were removed and it took 3 people to hold him for a blood draw. Normally the vet and a tech can do it without problem. I have a scrip for Florinef and will be taking it to a compounding pharmacy so he can at least enjoy his medicine should he need it . This morning, as I quick cleaned his cage, Phoenix took off across the play room . He raced around and then he began to wardance! He danced and danced, bouncing and leaping and twisting about, tripping over things and bouncing back up! Again, you'd never know anything was wrong, other than the hairloss. I really think that it was the staples that were holding him back. You can tell he's so much more comfortable without them. I'm giving him another day in the sick cage and then I'll see about getting him back together with his buddy, Flash (who was Squeak but she's a 50mph ferret and earned her new name!). So that's the update. He's our miracle ferret, our white wonder. You can't imagine how much my heart sang to see him dancing through the room! My best to everyone! Anastasia Kidd [Posted in FML issue 3526]