hi! thank you all for your advice. i bought him because i couldn't resist him and the vet gave him a clean bill of health. he was 'seen to' on tuesday and is absolutely fine. in two weeks time i will introduce him to his hareem of girls and he will have alovely spoiled life. he has a beautiful nature and it would have been sacrilage for him to live his life alone, i am spoiling him rotten, i have called him 'JASON'