I've been noticing over the last few weeks that Slinky is losing hair at the base of her tail. She's about 3.5-4 years, and I have a bad feeling that I know what this means. Other then stashing money for vet bills, is there anything I can do to try and slow down the progression? She's fine - eating/ sleeping/playing normally, but.... Tina Marie -- skydiver - PP-ASEL \*\ An apostrophe does not mean, "Yikes! http://www.neosoft.com/~tina \*\ Here comes an 's'!" - Dave Barry [Posted in FML issue 2657]