Alan, When I read your post about your little girl's paralysis, I thought of Casper and my experiences with him. He also is unable to walk and all of the vets that I have taken him to do not know why. (4 traditional vets and 1 holistic vet) The x-rays taken of Casper last month don't show any obvious damage to his spinal cord either. We don't know the cause of the injury, but suspect that he twisted his back while fighting with a foster ferret last summer. Casper's paralysis began with paresis and gradually began worse after his adrenal surgery a couple of months later. (Dr Kemmerer believes that the adrenal tumor was hiding some of the symptoms of the spinal injury.) Can your ferret still urinate? Can she control her bowels or does she poop on herself? Casper has not been able to urinate on his own since late August and does not seem to have any control over his bowels. The only movement that Casper makes with his hind end is occasionally straight legged kicking when I am washing his bottom or immediately following a bowel movement. He still straightens his legs when I scritch the back of them too. I would advise that you start working with her legs to keep up the muscle tone while she heals. I waited to start and Casper's muscles began to atrophy. I was told by Dr Williams that spinal injuries in ferrets were not common and yet since Casper's problem started, I have heard about almost a dozen ferrets that have or have had an unexplained spinal problem. Dr Williams, if you are still reading the FML, I would love to hear any further imput from you. Dr Kemmerer and I are without a clue now. :( I received some encouraging letters from other FMLers who have had their ferret go through this. It was a great source of inspiration to hear that other ferrets had recovered and regained the use of the rear legs. Perhaps you will hear from them also. Good luck Alan! Happy ferreting! Susie Sherman Brevard Ferret Lovers Rescue Melbourne, FL PS: Please keep our three ferrets, IVAN, Binky, and pj, in your thoughts for the next few days. They escaped through the bedroom window last nite (Wed) and we haven't found them yet. Please pray for their safe return... [Posted in FML issue 1775]