Gertie
Mama Doe
We went up to bed at about 1am and Alf came over for his usual bedtime snuggles. As I was stroking him, I noticed a lump at the base of his tail. We discussed it as he had a fatty lump diagnosed earlier this year and we looked and prodded it.
Anyway, it burst. Abscess. I have seen some abscesses in my time, but good grief, this was horrific. So much came out of this swelling. Poor Alfie was putting up with it while we tried to clear what we could and clean the area with salt water, he was being a very good boy. We gave him some Meloxicam to help.
So, to cut a long story short, Alfie's off to the vets this morning to get this abscess seen to - he'll definitely need antibiotics. Luckily, I have an appointment for Gertie's myxi jab which can be rescheduled for Monday if they're busy this morning.
Here's they funny old boy himself:
Anyway, it burst. Abscess. I have seen some abscesses in my time, but good grief, this was horrific. So much came out of this swelling. Poor Alfie was putting up with it while we tried to clear what we could and clean the area with salt water, he was being a very good boy. We gave him some Meloxicam to help.
So, to cut a long story short, Alfie's off to the vets this morning to get this abscess seen to - he'll definitely need antibiotics. Luckily, I have an appointment for Gertie's myxi jab which can be rescheduled for Monday if they're busy this morning.
Here's they funny old boy himself: