All week I've been checking Sonny's abcess on his lower back (the
antibiotics are working well).  I've been gentle when I've had to
squeeze out pus and bathe the wound as instructed.  Poor baby, he's
been so patient throughout the ordeal.  The sore is healing well and
this morning while I was fussing him I thought I'd have a closer look
to see how it was doing.  When he saw me leaning over to look at his
sore, even though my hand wasn't near his back, Sonny gave me a slap on
the hand (no claws).  He clearly meant "don't touch".  So I didn't.  He
sure knows how to communicate!