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Smudge's trip to TED
Turns out Smudge had an abcessed wound on her chest. It has mostly
drained since I first discovered it, at which time it was the size of an extremely large grape, or very small chicken egg. By the time I brought her to the vet today, it had gotten very small, but the fur at that spot was all matted and clumped. The vet shaved the area, and surprise, there was an open wound about 1/4 inch across. So she got a shot of penicillin and some liquid antiobiotics for me to give her over the next week. Meanwhile, I've decided to keep her in my bedroom with her own food and litter box, separated from the other two. It's quite possible she got into a cat fight outside, but it could just as easily have been Licky, or even Roxy, who did it. So I'll keep her in the bedroom for a few days, at least until the wound looks closed up. That cat gets herself into more trouble - outdoors or in! Joyce |
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On Sep 29, 3:54 pm, wrote:
Turns out Smudge had an abcessed wound on her chest. That cat gets herself into more trouble - outdoors or in! Joyce Awww...purrs for the Smudge. PatM |
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On Sep 29, 5:54 pm, wrote:
Turns out Smudge had an abcessed wound on her chest. It has mostly drained since I first discovered it, at which time it was the size of an extremely large grape, or very small chicken egg. By the time I brought her to the vet today, it had gotten very small, but the fur at that spot was all matted and clumped. The vet shaved the area, and surprise, there was an open wound about 1/4 inch across. So she got a shot of penicillin and some liquid antiobiotics for me to give her over the next week. Meanwhile, I've decided to keep her in my bedroom with her own food and litter box, separated from the other two. It's quite possible she got into a cat fight outside, but it could just as easily have been Licky, or even Roxy, who did it. So I'll keep her in the bedroom for a few days, at least until the wound looks closed up. That cat gets herself into more trouble - outdoors or in! Joyce Poor Smudge! Healing purrs on the way from Hobbes, Lacey, Sam and Barnabus Julie |
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wrote Turns out Smudge had an abcessed wound on her chest. Purrs for Smudge's quick recovery from the ouchie but relief that it was something so comparatively trivial. Gordon & the FF ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message ... wrote: Turns out Smudge had an abcessed wound on her chest. It has mostly drained since I first discovered it, at which time it was the size of an extremely large grape, or very small chicken egg. By the time I brought her to the vet today, it had gotten very small, but the fur at that spot was all matted and clumped. Glad it was nothing more serious! Undiscovered abscesses DO tend to burst and drain by themselves (and hopefully heal, as well), but it's good you got her to the vet. Our Sam had so many abscesses like this over eighteen or so years, If they opened on their own and weren't too close to his eyes, I'd just squirt Neosporin in them and keep an eye on them to be sure they were healing properly. He liked to pick fights. (so did his playmates) Jo |
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