Me again and the dynamic duo, Sasha & Snowball. Just wanted to give a quick update on Sasha's condition since her adrenal surgery back on May 6. Ever since I adopted Sasha in Jan of 2003, she had always been on the "pleasantly plump" side with a soft, gushy mid-section although the vets dismissed it as 'merely extra body fat'. It actually made her look roley-poley and oh so cuddly and I always felt that she was probably eating a bit too much and not working those extra calories off enough throughout the day. But it appears that the reason for Sasha's plumpness around her midsection was due to an enlarged adrenal gland 3 TIMES the size of normal because since the gland was removed back in May, she is very noticeably leaner and has far less love handles to grab. So now I've seen everything!!!! FERRETS GETTING LIPOSUCTION! ! ! Well Sasha is getting up there in years and prior to the surgery was complaining that she wanted to preserve her youth and lose the 'baby fat'. Not to mention that Snowy (who is rail thin and eats like a pig!) started cracking jokes about her 'love handles' and how the hammock wasn't big enough for the two of them anymore and even went so far as to call her "Fatty Ferret" one day when they were having a squabble at the food trough. So now she's "Sexy Sasha" and not "Fatty Ferret" and you better believe that Snowy is raging with jealousy b/c other ferrets are constantly giving Sasha "the eye!" She's a HOTTIE and definitely knows it and doesn't hesitate to strut her stuff when we're out walking .... YOU GO GIRL! Happy Summer . . . Jen, Sasha and Snowball [Posted in FML issue 4551]