Well, it took surgery to get to the bottom of things with the dog. An exploratory showed a deep, well-established infection in the paw - but no idea what caused it. A puncture wound, most likely - from what, who knows - but it had been there a while.
Poor little dog.
She gets put under, gets her little paw opened up and drained and is now wearing one of those dorky Elizabethan collars. That, soaks twice a day with antibiotics and painkillers every 12 hours. Yes, folks - the vets here know what I meant by having pain management on board when I left the office. She likely had been hurting for days.
That was the sum total of the day. When not taking care of her, we were horizontal. I slept all afternoon, and will likely sleep more once I finish here.
I feel terrible about the dog.
Poor little dog.
She gets put under, gets her little paw opened up and drained and is now wearing one of those dorky Elizabethan collars. That, soaks twice a day with antibiotics and painkillers every 12 hours. Yes, folks - the vets here know what I meant by having pain management on board when I left the office. She likely had been hurting for days.
That was the sum total of the day. When not taking care of her, we were horizontal. I slept all afternoon, and will likely sleep more once I finish here.
I feel terrible about the dog.