Hi all. Been a tough few months but I’m back to give an update. Been a rollercoaster ride with my boy, infections, x rays, diarrhoea, the lot! He’s on a slow path to recovery, finally off cage rest and limping around, he is still in pain even all these months later :( . At this point I feel he...
This may seem a silly question- but at this point they don't know if it's just a skin level infection or deeper (implant or bones). He was given two antibiotic shots and is to return on Monday for a follow up appointment- will these shots prevent it progressing to the bone if it is just a skin...
Perfect, I have been doing the same and just wiping the floor over with water and extremely diluted dish soap. Didn't want to bring chemicals anywhere near the little guy
I usually transport him into his carrier when I'm cleaning it, yes it's a metal wire cage so was ideally looking for a safe homemade solution to do a wipe down
Do you have any ideas for a non toxic cleaning solution to clean out his cage? I've seen vinegar as a method but I don't feel too keen on that :barfgreen:
Thank you, do you think I should try a saline solution on the area? Or is it best to leave it to the vet tomorrow- I don't want to sting him. I suspect he will be given antibiotics anyway
The log certainly proved useful today as I immediately noticed a red sore bump around his extra arm claw thing (sorry i don't know the technical name!). I immediately emailed a photo over to the nurse who showed the vet, he has to be back there tomorrow as it seems he is starting to get an...
Thank you both. Yes I really didn't want to doubt the vet as she is also the incredible lady who did is surgery so I'm sure she knows best, I guess I wasn't mentally ready to see the incision areas just right now! I can definitely see how casts can cause more damage than they're worth, I guess...
It's been a week since surgery, at his follow up appointment they completely removed his cast and bandage saying it wasn't necessary anymore. My only concern is he seemed to be bearing some weight on his cast before hand, but now he is unable to bear any weight on his bad leg. Is this a step...
Thank you Kieka. I feel awful but I've had to resort to coming back up to bed as he really wasn't going to stop protesting. I can hear him banging on the cage loudly- now I'm pretty sure he and I are both distressed!
He's spent most of the last two days sleeping- isn't drinking water but we are giving him some through a syringe. It's as if he has suddenly regained his energy as it's currently 4am here and he suddenly woke up and is crying repeatedly at the door of the gate- we have tried everything to calm...
I wish I could do this but my mother will be at work until 4pm, and I will be at university some days. My cousin will come by on Monday to take him for his bandage change but I can't help at feel guilty that I can't be there all the time. He has suffered enough and I really do wish I could take...