Thank you all for being so patient and supportive while I was worried
sick about Frank. Of course, as it turns out, there was nothing to worry
about, really.

Frank is still acting strange. I think it's because he has something
sticking to under his tail, near his bum. It doesn't smell, so he hasn't
soiled himself. That's not it. I don't know what TED has smeared on him,
but it's making him very uncomfortable, and neither he nor I can get it
off. He lets me pick at it a little, but then he walks away. It's kind
of sticky and has matted the fur, but no smell that I can detect, and I
usually have a pretty good sense of smell. I'm going to ask my sister if
she can come over and hold him while I cut away the soiled fur mats. He
will probably not speak to me for days if I do that, but anything to
make my baby feel better. I'm thinking of getting one of those hobby
scissors for children, with sharp cutting edges but blunt ends so I
don't hurt him.