Twinkie just had his surgery to remove a suspected mast cell tumor a few days ago and is doing just fine. He was a real trouper and has left the incision site alone for the most part. The main problem is keeping him calm so as to not put too much stress on his sutures. Try telling a ferret that bouncing all around and scaling his cage is not a good idea :) Pretzel misses his buddie but we will allow supervised play sessions once Twinkie has had a little more time to recoup. We tried a short play session yesterday, but Pretzel just wanted to tackle Twinkie and Kit Kat seemed a little too interested in the stitches. Pickle just wants to get at Twinkie's water bottle. Never a cage chewer, he was frantically trying to squeeze his head through the bars to get at the water. They have the same type of bottle so it was kind of strange to see his determination to get to Twinkie's bottle. Thanks Dr. Williams for the information. Our vet used just gas and Twinkie came around in record time. By nighttime, he was out exploring the room but suffered from an unsteady gait. He experienced a little bruising which greatly concerned my husband but it went away after a day. His appetite was good and he seemed a bit thirsty. One added bonus, our treatment for his tail hair loss seems to finally be working. Even Mike noticed the fine hairs growing back on his tail! Heather Pickle (But Mom, Twinkie's water bottle IS better. See how it drips when I shake the cage?) Kit Kat (Ah, Mom, I LIKE crawling up your shorts. It's the only thing I want to do. Now if you'll just let me, I won't nip- I PROMISE.) Twinkie (Boy, this is the life-lot's of attention, raisins, and nutrical. <YAWN> Time for a little nap.) Pretzel (When can I play with Twinks? I miss him. He's my best buddie. I guess I will just have to content myself will knocking over all of the books.) [Posted in FML issue 1280]