Jenova
Wise Old Thumper
Grimlock has abscesses in his top and bottom jaws where his incisors were removed. He was on Baytril and I was trying to find out about an operation where antibiotic beads are put in the hole to release the medicine over time.
I took him for a check up and to ask about the antibiotic bead operation and it all went a bit weird. The vet looked in his mouth and then went and got another vet and they both had a look and a discussion about what they could do. They got all the books out after saying that the bead operation wouldn't work, but didn't say why. I was in the consultation room for over half an hour. The second vet was shocked he was able to eat and had to ask me twice to make sure. They weighed him and he hasn't lost any weight.
They tried to clean out the wounds and on the top jaw and a bit of tooth had grown back and it was rock solid pus. The bottom one was more runny and when it was squeezed about two inches of pus came out. The way they were acting made me really upset because it just seemed like they really didn't have much hope for him. They went to every effort for us though.
Grimlock is being re-admitted next Thursday. He's going under GA and having the bit of regrown tooth pulled and the wounds cleaned and flushed again. They're ordering in a new antibiotic for me and teaching me how to inject him. It's just really upset me because I thought he was doing so well and was thinking about adopting him a mate and now everything seems to have fallen apart.
Grimlock is my baby and I can't bear to think he's on his way out. But I know he's a fighter, he always has been and I will not give up on him. When the time comes I will know, but he has so much life and love left in him.
I took him for a check up and to ask about the antibiotic bead operation and it all went a bit weird. The vet looked in his mouth and then went and got another vet and they both had a look and a discussion about what they could do. They got all the books out after saying that the bead operation wouldn't work, but didn't say why. I was in the consultation room for over half an hour. The second vet was shocked he was able to eat and had to ask me twice to make sure. They weighed him and he hasn't lost any weight.
They tried to clean out the wounds and on the top jaw and a bit of tooth had grown back and it was rock solid pus. The bottom one was more runny and when it was squeezed about two inches of pus came out. The way they were acting made me really upset because it just seemed like they really didn't have much hope for him. They went to every effort for us though.
Grimlock is being re-admitted next Thursday. He's going under GA and having the bit of regrown tooth pulled and the wounds cleaned and flushed again. They're ordering in a new antibiotic for me and teaching me how to inject him. It's just really upset me because I thought he was doing so well and was thinking about adopting him a mate and now everything seems to have fallen apart.
Grimlock is my baby and I can't bear to think he's on his way out. But I know he's a fighter, he always has been and I will not give up on him. When the time comes I will know, but he has so much life and love left in him.