maherwoman
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Hey guys...I'm going to be taking Fiver, Trixie, and Sunny (the cat) to the vet. The buns on Wednesday, and Sunny's vet is closed for the holiday until Monday, so I haven't been able to schedule an appt for her yet, but I'll post to let ya'll know when hers is as soon as it's set.
Fiver's Issue:
A few days ago, Fiver got one of his toes caught in the wire mesh covering his ramp (I've since covered it with grass mats to prevent it from happening again). I've been watching him, and found him to be hopping around just fine. He just looked like he scared himself a little...but was otherwise okay. No blood, no flopping toe, no funny hopping.
Well last night, he was all stretched out, legs behind him, and I noticed his toe looked funny:
So, I'm going to have it checked. Like I said, no funny hopping, or less hopping and/or movement than usual...so no other indicators of a problem or of him being in any pain...but I want to be sure his little toe is okay.
Now, as far as Trixie:
While petting her the other day, I noticed that the crown on her head (space between her ears) feels funny, the skin's looser than usual. I've noticed little bumps, just two or three and the size of a freckle, on each ear, but I SWEAR that I'd asked Denise about them, and she said that she'd had them checked, too, and her vet said they were fine (forgive me, Denise, if my memory's faulty).
The only problem is, they've now changed. They used to just remain, unchanged...but now get a teeny bit scabby, then go away, and more form (only three at a time), so I'm going to get both things checked out to be SURE there's nothing wrong. No real indicators of a problem with her, either. She's eating fine, and everything else. She'll itch her ears every now and then, but no more than the other buns (which is the usual tickle-in-the-ear itch, nothing often, nothing abnormal), so it wasn't anything to take into consideration.
So, they're both going in on Wednesday. I wish it were sooner, but I just noticed these things Thanksgiving night (when they were closed), and called yesterday, and they were booked for Monday, and only one of the two bun-savvy vets were there (one on vacation), and she works Mon-Wed-Fri, so I had to wait until Wed when she could see them both.
So...pray for them, ok? I don't know what, if anything, can be done for Fiver's toe. It appears to be an absess...hope it's nothing huge, and is something that can be handled easily and with less pain than I worry about. I worry about that because I know I would've noticed had it been like that before yesterday...so I think it swelled recently. Please pray that nothing's horribly wrong with either of them, ok?
Thanks, guys...
Rosie*
P.S. I haven't had to take anyone to the vet for a year now, so I'm nervous. This isn't even mentioning that I found a lump on Sunny's (the kitty) neck the other day, and her vet isn't open until Monday for me to even be able to call. I've looked at her skin, and it was VERY itchy to her when I did. The skin is perfectly normally colored, not red or dark, and it feels pretty solid, so I think it might be just a bug bite...but still...it should get checked. Pray, guys...I worry for the three poor sweeties with issues right now...
And...if anyone has any suggestions as far as any of the above mentioned things, PLEASE PLEASE chime in and let me know, ok? I could DEFINITELY use some reassurance...:?
Fiver's Issue:
A few days ago, Fiver got one of his toes caught in the wire mesh covering his ramp (I've since covered it with grass mats to prevent it from happening again). I've been watching him, and found him to be hopping around just fine. He just looked like he scared himself a little...but was otherwise okay. No blood, no flopping toe, no funny hopping.
Well last night, he was all stretched out, legs behind him, and I noticed his toe looked funny:
So, I'm going to have it checked. Like I said, no funny hopping, or less hopping and/or movement than usual...so no other indicators of a problem or of him being in any pain...but I want to be sure his little toe is okay.
Now, as far as Trixie:
While petting her the other day, I noticed that the crown on her head (space between her ears) feels funny, the skin's looser than usual. I've noticed little bumps, just two or three and the size of a freckle, on each ear, but I SWEAR that I'd asked Denise about them, and she said that she'd had them checked, too, and her vet said they were fine (forgive me, Denise, if my memory's faulty).
The only problem is, they've now changed. They used to just remain, unchanged...but now get a teeny bit scabby, then go away, and more form (only three at a time), so I'm going to get both things checked out to be SURE there's nothing wrong. No real indicators of a problem with her, either. She's eating fine, and everything else. She'll itch her ears every now and then, but no more than the other buns (which is the usual tickle-in-the-ear itch, nothing often, nothing abnormal), so it wasn't anything to take into consideration.
So, they're both going in on Wednesday. I wish it were sooner, but I just noticed these things Thanksgiving night (when they were closed), and called yesterday, and they were booked for Monday, and only one of the two bun-savvy vets were there (one on vacation), and she works Mon-Wed-Fri, so I had to wait until Wed when she could see them both.
So...pray for them, ok? I don't know what, if anything, can be done for Fiver's toe. It appears to be an absess...hope it's nothing huge, and is something that can be handled easily and with less pain than I worry about. I worry about that because I know I would've noticed had it been like that before yesterday...so I think it swelled recently. Please pray that nothing's horribly wrong with either of them, ok?
Thanks, guys...
Rosie*
P.S. I haven't had to take anyone to the vet for a year now, so I'm nervous. This isn't even mentioning that I found a lump on Sunny's (the kitty) neck the other day, and her vet isn't open until Monday for me to even be able to call. I've looked at her skin, and it was VERY itchy to her when I did. The skin is perfectly normally colored, not red or dark, and it feels pretty solid, so I think it might be just a bug bite...but still...it should get checked. Pray, guys...I worry for the three poor sweeties with issues right now...
And...if anyone has any suggestions as far as any of the above mentioned things, PLEASE PLEASE chime in and let me know, ok? I could DEFINITELY use some reassurance...:?
ray:coming to you all from here in chilly PA....Grace and the gang
