I ncreased the heat and also gave him a heating pad. he seems to be doing better, and i havent heard the poppin in sometime. Damn, i wanna take him to a vet, but theres no way that i could pay 142, even if its for the whol thing. Im gunna have to look around and get some estimates and do something soon i guess. Even though he seems like he is gettin a lil better to me, id like to get him seen