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Skippy

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What do a rubber tube, baby diaper, and a cone have in common? They're all in or on Skippy right now...

So over this past week Skippy developed an abscess relating to his left anal gland, and the vet had to put make a couple of incisions to drain it out. He's thoroughly traumatized and rightly miserable, but hopefully he comes out of it bigger, stronger, and meaner! In the meantime I'll be taking out my own misery on any who should dare to venture into Donner...

Oh and for those of you who were wondering, the tube is to keep the two incisions open so I can drain his wound over the next 3 days, the diaper (with a hole cut out of it for his tail) is so he won't be able to touch his wound by scooting. And the cone is to prevent him from licking the wound (apparently until now my own mother thought cones were just to prevent dogs from biting).

Where's DocComp when you need him?



 
I used to have a shetland sheepdog. He had a cone for a couple weeks due to some foot surgery (cone prevented him from chewing on the foot), and he sure hated it. I have to admit that it was funny seeing him walk into the occasional wall or corner due to the lack of peripheral vision from the cone.

I hope skippy has a speedy recovery.

-Blue
 
Don't worry man, animals are incredibly resilient and he will have forgotten the ordeal before the bill hits your bank.
 
Skipster is looking a lil beat up. just like your FF team :P
 
Thanks for the well wishes guys, his incisions have pretty much closed up now and he's back to being his normal self!


 
Feel better Skippy (the dog). Almost wants me to let Skippy (the person) win FF. I did say almost;)
 

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