Mirfy vigil, with variations
I got to sleep in the living room again last night, because Mirfy didn't want to (or couldn't) get up to go outside for his last bathroom break. (I've done that a couple of other times since I last posted about it.) This time I found out that I would wake up if he got up, which I'd been wondering, because he did and I did. Partly because he now whimpers every time he gets up, which takes about ten minutes. And there are small thumping noises as he tries to get his front legs under him properly. Poor old guy.
Anyway, I don't know when I got to sleep, but I got up around 2:00 when Mirfy got up, and went outside. Then I slept in my bed until almost 6:00, when I had to take some naproxen for cramps. (They didn't get bad, so yay for that.)
But the worst part is that yesterday I found a bleeding wound near his shoulder. I have no idea how what caused it. I have a hard time believing that Mackenzie bit him; she's never even tried to nip at him, even when he nipped her. And I haven't observed any changes in their dynamics.
I couldn't get a good look at it last night, because of the matting, so I wasn't really prepared for the nickel-sized open wound that was revealed at the vet's this morning. It can't be stitched -- it's not a cut. Either a bite has torn a small amount of skin off, or a cyst has burst (could I have done that by brushing him?), or it's a ulcerated lesion due to skin cancer or some other skin disorder.
Not only can it not be stitched, the vet doesn't want it dressed or covered. It needs to dry up (and, I guess, form a scab, under which new skin can grow). I get to put a salve on it three times a day, plus he gets an antibiotic. So for the next week, I need to make sure it's not getting any worse, while not getting to impatient for it to get better quickly. And make sure it doesn't get dirty.
So, an uncovered open wound -- kind of sad and scary and just plain "ugh" all at the same time.
Anyway, I don't know when I got to sleep, but I got up around 2:00 when Mirfy got up, and went outside. Then I slept in my bed until almost 6:00, when I had to take some naproxen for cramps. (They didn't get bad, so yay for that.)
But the worst part is that yesterday I found a bleeding wound near his shoulder. I have no idea how what caused it. I have a hard time believing that Mackenzie bit him; she's never even tried to nip at him, even when he nipped her. And I haven't observed any changes in their dynamics.
I couldn't get a good look at it last night, because of the matting, so I wasn't really prepared for the nickel-sized open wound that was revealed at the vet's this morning. It can't be stitched -- it's not a cut. Either a bite has torn a small amount of skin off, or a cyst has burst (could I have done that by brushing him?), or it's a ulcerated lesion due to skin cancer or some other skin disorder.
Not only can it not be stitched, the vet doesn't want it dressed or covered. It needs to dry up (and, I guess, form a scab, under which new skin can grow). I get to put a salve on it three times a day, plus he gets an antibiotic. So for the next week, I need to make sure it's not getting any worse, while not getting to impatient for it to get better quickly. And make sure it doesn't get dirty.
So, an uncovered open wound -- kind of sad and scary and just plain "ugh" all at the same time.
posted by mara at 5:04 PM
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