Have you ever watched a young child initiate play with an older or larger youngster?

It usually starts out innocent enough (you think "how cute!"), but all too often escalates into a pushing match ---- and everyone know this
smaller/younger child will need to capitulate.  But before doing so, he picks up the pace of what is quickly turning into a fight and, just when it appears that the child is about to get their ears pinned back, they stop…fall to the ground...start crying….and, for all the world, make the other youngster appear the aggressor!

If you have a mental picture (maybe of you as a child in either role!) or of one of your own child, then you're watching Mira at play!

In short, she's a BRAT!  Demonstrating typical bratty child behavior, right down to the squeal and rolling over on her back writhing in agony. Of course, no one has hurt her! And, of course, she ALWAYS starts it!

As soon as she's "saved" by whatever inexperienced human comes running, she promptly bounces (well, it's more of a waddling, bounce!) away.  If you pick her up to she if she's okay and give her a kiss, she immediately initiates another game of "make someone squeal" going so far as to "bite" your nose if you refuse to engage in the game! BRAT - actually SPOILED BRAT is a better description!

But while you CAN get mad at her, you can never STAY mad, because she has just the most engaging personality of any ferret you'll ever meet. And, so her games happily continue unabated!

It does not appear that Mira's fur will ever grow back around her upper chest and back from the bleach scarring.  But at least, the scar tissue doesn't pull on her tightly like it used to.  "Mother Nature" and time are slowly healing her wounds.

Her right leg is still a concern --- but not a pressing one.  Her paws no longer swell, but the skin flap on her upper arm still keeps her leg
tucked close to her body causing her "hobbled" walking pattern.  But she's not in pain - as evidenced by her wild abandon in playing and her resourcefulness at getting where she wants to go!

Before we schedule surgery, we want to be sure we have several weeks of open schedule following her surgery.  Exercise will be an important part of her postoperative recovery and we want to be sure we don't postpone needed exercise because we are too busy for our little brat girl.