[Britster]

So, Jackson has always done this occasionally, for as long as I can remember. But it doesn't happen terribly often so I had kind of forgotten about it.

Sometimes when I touch him on his sides, even extremely gently, he will yelp. It seems to be kind of where the "tuck" is in his stomach, if you know what I mean.

Occasionally when I pick him up, he will do a little yelp, but I'm always very cautious when picking him up since he has yelped in the past so it hasn't happened recently.

Well today I was putting his lifejacket on him and you have to velcro it underneath his belly... well he yelped really loud once, then I did it again VERY soft and gentle, he yelped again, and then yet again. I was doing it super gentle too, it wasn't like I was squeezing it shut on his stomach or anything. Do you think it's his ribs? It definitely concerns me but it is not something that happens every day. I just wonder if he's just sensitive in that area or what?

I'm pretty sure it's not like a recent injury or anything because, like I said, he's done this occasionally for over 2 years now (he's 2 1/2).