Hi all! I've decide to get a second opinion on Greta on Saturday with another vet (first vet suspected heartworm but was unwillling to test or treat for it). Thanks again Sukie and Dr. K ! Meanwhile, she is bouncing off the walls and sporting a gorgeous new fur coat (normally I'm against the wearing of fur coats, but with these guys I'm making an exception since they look so good in them!!) I was surprised to see so many shelters listed with SO MANY needs! I want to send them all a million dollars! :o). But I can't :o(. I really don't know where to start! Do I pick one or two and send them more or do I send a dollar or two to a whole bunch of them??! Maybe I should just take all the fuzzies home with me! Guess I can't do that either. Decisions, decisions! The "dooking" issue: Sometimes mine do it and sometimes they don't. It goes in spurts. Lately neither have done it for a few weeks. Once they get started, tho, they both dook all the time for a few days. And then they quit. No rhyme or reason to it. The laying flat thing-Lucy does this a lot (Greta never does) and sometimes it is when she's a bit worn out and catching her breath for another round, but I also suspect that it is to plan the next "attack" or scheme to get into something she's not supposed to get into. I call them micro-fuzzy naps. They last all but two or three seconds and then they're off!! Don't worry about being a "bad " Mom. If you take good care of your fur kids, hug them up alot, and play with them on a regular basis, then you are a good Mom and I am sure that they are happy. Just the fact that you worry about whether or not you are doing a good job, shows that you are concerned about them, and that means you ARE a good Mom (or Dad). Its the ones who don't care or notice if their fuzzies are acting "happy" that probably are not so good. Barb and the ever-lovin' fuzzies; Lucy ( Mom, don't I make a great speed bump?) Greta (I don't need a second opinion- I feel grrrreat! dook, dook..) [Posted in FML issue 2496]