I get itchy skin, @MuddyBoots, quite often as soon as I’m in bed. I pop some body lotion on, and do my best to avoid scratching for 20 minutes, and it usually subsides. That’s assuming the cats haven’t picked up fleas, but I guess you’d know that from the red bumps that would appear on your skin.

Not had the brain eating nightmare, but would a spoon be better than a fork :-) ?