Mary I feel awful for you and little Bogey. I know how frustrating it is not to be able to "fix" our bullies as fast as possible. In time you will be less inclined to panic and of course you will know him and his "issues" so much better. Did you say you see Dr. Koch?? I will be there at 9;30 in the morning with Tio ( our rescue) We have tried everything to help his ears and now I am going to ask for exploratory to be done on him. He is in constant pain and his ear canals are caldified from non stop infections. I can't bear it anymore so it is time for the "big guns" Due to his past and infestion of God only knows how many parasites I am very worried that we are looking at more than just bad ear problems... His hearing is awful too. Then we have Ms. Dubbie with her constant allergies and hot spots. All this to say you are not alone in the wonderful world of bullies :D I will be checking here to see how Bogey is doing. ann