Thanks for all the responses! I was a bit worred that there might be something wrong with those kits that I saw. However, none of them appeared to be in any pain, and there was no visible irritation. Thanks especially to Debbie; I'll bet that the reason for the slight protrusion IS because of the descenting surgury. That would explain why I only saw the condition on the newly arrived kits and not on the slightly older ones. Serena, David & the fuzz-collectors- Calliope and Zen "I like nonsense! It wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living. It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of the telescope... which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at all of life's realities." --Theodor Geisel (AKA Dr. Suess) [Posted in FML issue 1581]