We couldn't bring Cujo home yesterday, (Tuesday) as planned. When I called the vet at 9 am, he said Cujo was still not urinating and they were going to do an operation that would make our little boy a girl. Well, actually, they were going to make a new urinary opening just ahead of the anus. The operation was at noon, and when I talked to the vet at 4 pm, he said when they made the incision into the eurethria, there were tow "gelatinous globs" in there....the same grainy material that was in his bladder. When they were removed, Cujo could urinate. The vet took him home with him again Tuesday night, and when I called this morning, Wednesday, they said to pick him up at 4 pm. These must be the toughest little critters on earth! To survive the surgery in April, and have two surgerys in two days and still be around.......quite a feat for such little guys. I hope this is the last he will need. The estimate this time was a little over $400, but that was assuming just the surgery Monday. The vet did say that the second surgery would be "at cost". Can't wait to see the final bill this afternoon. But, after his first operation, I would watch him crawl up on my wife's chair, or sit and wait to picked up, crawl up to her cheek and give her kisses by the dozen. "That," I would think to myself "is why we spent the money." I'll let you all know how he does. I got so much support and Cujo got so much nice e-mail the last time. Thanks for being here. Charles, Agatha, Donna, Cujo, Bandit, and Snowball We think about Kodo every day. [Posted in FML issue 1984]