Ann Gruden, President of FACT, asked me to post this update on Mira, the ferret who was stepped on and had bleach spilled on her. "To all Mira's friends: Our apologies for the delay in updating you all on Mira's progress - but we wanted to have substantive news for you all. And we are happy to report that Mira has had her first surgery to improve her mobility! We have taken some photos - post-op - and will be posting as soon as I can get some extra time to do some photo work and prepare and update for the website. But, in short - she is healing wonderfully and doing fine! But the bvery best news is that she is able to use her legs about 35 to 40% better than before!!! While she is not at the point that she can -leap- anywhere, she now can "bridge" a 2 or 3 inch space (like between a chair and the couch) which NEVER was possible for her before! And, she can now climb onto a short bench - again a totally new feat for the little kid. We'll let you know when further information and, more importantly, her new pics are up on our web-site. On behalf of her supporters and well-wishers, Mira sends sloppy ferret nips and kisses." http://www.ferret-fact.org/ -- * Page me online through my Personal Communication Center: http://wwp.mirabilis.com/949746 (go there and try it!) or, * Send me E-mail Express directly to my computer screen [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 2364]