ooops! Sorry! Karen, you didn't miss anything, I forgot to tell why we made the visit to the vet.

Ebbs had done something to her tail. I'd seen some spots of blood around on Friday, then late Saturday there were a couple of big smears on the bed cover and I found what could only be described as a small trenchlike hole she'd made close to the end of her tail. Sunday she left it alone and it seemed a lot better, then yesterday I found more drops of blood and saw she'd been biting it again. Called the vets to ask if she could be looked at with payment defered, called my son last night when he got home from work (he has a car, I do not) and we took her this afternoon.

The vet thought Ebbs may have snagged her tail on something and then was worrying at it. She cleaned the wound and gave Ebbs an antibiotic jab. I have to bathe it and keep it clean, and - here's the fun bit - beginning tommorrow, give her a quarter of a pill twice a day. Now I know a lot of you are old hands at this and still have problems so I a more than a little nervous. Please keep fingers and paws crossed that it goes well for me/us.

Chris