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Friday, May 27, 2011

It was an abscess!


Confirmed.  Wilson had a huge abscess above his left eye.

Our vet, Dr. Christie Long set up an appointment yesterday, and I brought him in to see what the bump was.  She used a syringe to see what was inside the lump, and sure enough it was some creamy puss, with a smidgeon of blood.

Wilson is such a good patient, he didn't even flinch when they stabbed him in the head (sorry, but the crude description is basically accurate).  It's so interesting that the neighborhood tough guy is also the gentle lamb when he knows he's being taken care of.

We have to keep the wound open for a week, and give him pain meds.  It's important that while the inside of the wound heals, that there is a pathway for any additional puss to exit the wound, so we don't start the cycle all over again.

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