2 questions...

[Izzy]

Hiya, noticed two things I wanted to ask you all about.

1) Misty starting making a different sound today, it kind of sounds like a "cluck" that a chicken would make. It's much deeper than the normal chirps I've been hearing. She doesn't make that sound a lot, just inbetween chirps occasionally and it only started earlier today. Any ideas what this is?

2) I took the sponge thingie off Mel's legs to see how they were doing. I noticed when he sat and walked, the left leg no longer splayed over to the side, but that his feet both pointed outwards, like duck feet. I looked at Misty's and both her feet are pointing straight and tucked under her when she sits. When Mel sits, you can see both feet plainly, sticking out at each side.

What I did was move the sponge down from the upper part of his leg, you know, above the joint part. The sponge being there kept his legs together, but did nothing for the feet. I moved the sponge "below" the joint/bend on the leg and his feet are now perfect! Thing is, the sponge was way awkward, it now touches the ground, so I cut it up as small as I could, so that it still worked to correct his feet.

My question is, can I keep this on him? He's able to sit now and not roll over and still waddle around a bit and when he does sit, his feet are in perfect position. I just didn't know if I could mess something up by leaving the sponge that low on his legs.

Thank you all, any and all advice is greatly appreciated, as always.

Izzy