I doubt the cattle would touch them much, the dogs being too fast and too smart.

Ah - no email yet, but maybe someday...

Sigh - and it's midnight again...

Just been reading up on rheumatism, (thought it was about time I did), and I suspect it's osteoarthritis I have, which they reckon there's not much which can be done about it - which is more or less what I figured. So no point in seeing the doctor about it, which is good.