Howdy, FML. Good news -- hopefully the great news wil come later. Bob came out of surgery great. He had a very large mass removed from his tummy -- it has been sent to histopathology for identification. We'll know what it was by the end of the week, hopefully. He's toodling around the apartment right now -- he originally was going to be at the vet for observation overnight, but they sent him home. Seems not to be in extreme discomfort, just a little. I'm so glad he made it through alright -- after the events of today, some good news was in order. No rigorous exercise for a week -- yeah, right, like he engaged in much anyway... my lazy boy. For proof of his three-legged laziness, go to: http://www.fuzzycentral.com/contest.asp He's still in the picture contest and in fourth place (quite a bit behind the leaders). I'm sure your vote would cheer him up quite a bit. (OK, enough with the shameless promotion) I'm just so glad he's going to be OK. Thanks to TLE for her kind words for Bob. It was very much appreciated. YIPPEE! - Andy, Cody, Oscar, Witzy, and Tripod Bob [Posted in FML issue 3538]