Dayna, I just read your posting on the little guy wanting to get down and play - when his nubs do heal up, he will be able to play. He may not be able to run and jump much, but he will either devise his own way to manuver or you will help him. I just read a newsclip in Pet Life magazine about a parapalegic cat who had a walker made for it - the same can be done to help the ferret stand and manuver. Or, let mother nature take it's course and let him try to do it by himself - as I told you before, I have a footless (one back leg) ferret and he just does not have a foot, but he uses that stump and except slipping on the tile flooring a bit, he can get up, go forward and back, and lives like any other ferret. Animals don't look at what they have lost in life, they only look at how they are going to live this present day - let the little guy try and make his own adjustments. BTW, if this fellow ever needs to leave you for his own safety, I'll pay his air fare to come live with me. Pam Grant STAR* Ferrets [Posted in FML issue 1574]