QUESTION 1: Hi, all. Some of you might remember that last summer we were having problems with our little girl Xena. She'd been improperly descented, with not all of the scent gland being removed. We had to have her re-descented in June. Well, now Gabrielle, Xena's litter-mate, is having a similar problem. The right-side gland (which isn't supposed to be there at all) has been infected in the past and now needs to be expressed at the vet's office periodically. The gland opening has also grown very large. The secretion is gunky and generally gross. :P If not expressed, it causes her discomfort to the point of not wanting to poop. Does anyone have any suggestions for this problem that *don't* require surgery? The poor baby has been through three surgeries in her short little life so far already. QUESTION 2: Does anyone have any concrete advice for a persistent biter -- a large boy with strong jaws who routinely draws blood? He is basically a play biter, and we are just failing miserably to get through to him despite having had him for a year. I am so down. Shelly Knudsen has given me some helpful advice (hi, Shelly!) already, but I really am in need of as much advice from as many different people as I can get. He chewed me up but good a few weeks ago, long after I thought we had the face biting under control. I'm sporting a brand new set of nose scars. Well, that's all for now. Any help is greatly appreciated! :) -Tasha and the Fuzzy Four (and in loving memory of Squeaker) [Posted in FML issue 2242]