we have had some overnight snow and Peter does seem a lot brighter this morning so when i rang the vet we had a discussion about him the vet seems to be of the opinion that like mum and i its all to do with his age, and like us he thinks Peter is a lot older than we were told he was, so we have come to the decision that we will monitor him carefully to see how he goes until the new year and take it from there, the vet said if necessary he would come out but it was difficult as he and only 1 other vet had made it in so far but obviously if Peter was suffering then he would come, at the moment he is curled up on one of the dog beds under the radiator which is probably better for him as he is nice and warm, Speedy bless him keeps going upto him and kissing him, so for the moment we are going to live day to day with him and give him all the love and attention he wants. thanks for your vibes they seemed to help him through the night