well.... i was an absolute nervous wreck this morning because it really did look bad, and i was afraid that he would chew on it and it would bleed.... i just got home from work though for lunch, with a vet appt, and it doesn't look as bad as it did.. plus the little stinkerdid chew it off.. so it's just a little on the bottom that's exposed, but no blood.. we're going to see kali and her family on saturday and i'm sure that if they think it looks bad i'll go get a second opionion. i always jsut hate going to the vet and looking like an idiot because i'm a nervous ninny when it comes to my big baby bear