Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I sure appreciate the feedback from the 3 of you above & the fact that you all say practically the same thing gives me great hope that this won't last forever. I wondered if it had something to do with him losing his baby teeth. And yes, I had him neutered 2 weeks ago....stitches come out tomorrow. He had one little nutty buddy that didn't decend so it was a bit more elaborate of a neuter. I asked the vet about his teeth and if any of them needed to be pulled and she said no, everything looked fine. Since the neuter, he has lost 2 teeth that I know of.
Again and again thank you. And, whew....