Thanks for the information about cataracts and glaucoma, Dr. Weiss; I hadn't realized there might be a tie-in. Chaos seems to be fine right now (he's very bouncy and I know I don't feel like that when I have a headache <g>) but he'll be going to the vet for tests and to have that eye looked at. Gary--I live in Connecticut so a vet visit to Phoenix is a little out of the way. :) But thanks for the e-mail. I do get out to Arizona about once a year to visit a friend. But she lives near Tucson, so even when I'm "in the neighborhood"--relatively speaking-- I'm still not really too close. And I don't think Chaos would enjoy the plane trip; leaving the house is not his idea of a good time. ("Me? Go outside, Mom? Whaddya, nuts?! Sit down and let me climb into your lap.") A note that some might find amusing/interesting: my boyfriend works as an educational aide in a public grammar school. His special charge is a first grader who is ADD (attention-deficit disorder, or something like that) and is very disruptive at times. Sam has worked out an incentive program for the child; the child's behavior is evaluated several times a day and points are awarded for good behavior. (They are never deducted for bad; this is purely positive reinforcement.) When a certain number of points are reached, the child can make special requests. The #1 request? A ferret visit from one of our crew. Nothing like getting 'em while they're young and teaching them the joys of weasels. :) --Joanne, Sam, and the Weasel Patrol (Chaos, Havoc, Mayhem, and Total Disaster) [Posted in FML issue 1350]