Oh Saph, sounds horrendous the black gum...yeeouch. You were brave facing Campbell's surgery, hope he is on the mend quickly. that was tooth related too wasnt it? Or was it his kidney? Sorry, I'm flat our getting on the comp[uter to catch up lately.

Grub, in answer to your question re the terrible twos...exactly 14 months is what I discovered too. I reckon Ash is pretty damn close to that and his behaviours all resemble what she went through too. On e bit of good news is, that as bad as it was to feel like the day time naps had gone and lovely sleep pattern was shot to pieces and I was really not prepared for that tired, cranky woman to take over for good, it came back for us, sleeps are again lovely and I am again very happy at least for most of the time. Maybe not two long sleeps a day or even a sleep every day and the behaviour is still frustrating, but welcome to the terrible twos!! Get him outside lots and exhaust him. Jazzy wants outside from the minute she wakes up, not sure how we'll be in Orange in Winter