Hi AG.... this sounds like a lot of stress related to Sept 6th manifesting itself in a breakout of hives. Vacation sounds like a good quick solution. What do you think you need to do in future to be handle additional stress? Can you talk with someone about what's happening on the 6th.? Cheers .... Soup

P.S. We took Jayce to the Vet specialist in Toronto yesterday. We're supposed to pick him up on the 27th. He was "purrrrring" when we left him. Kool cat that Jayce. :-)