On the mend

Megat is a good patient and will sit quietly when I give him the wipe-down and clean his wound. he would sit through much quietly :)
Yesterday he was looking very well indeed. I have not put him in the collar after that first day. he does'nt lick the spot as he did not like the antiseptic powder. Sister s suggested that I put tea tree oil if he has minor wounds. OUCH! But she said this would work well.

The wound is now clear and clean at the edges. I had to clean it twice a day on Sunday to get rid of the crust that had built up from the antiseptic powder. I then decided not to sprinkle it liberally on the wound itself but just around it to prevent him from licking the spot. This morning , it had closed up quite firmly together. He actually has 4 more days of pills. He has learnt to spit the clavamox and had tried that twice this morning. If not for the treats that he gets, I think he would not agree to sitting quietly also :)

How are you now Megat?

Megat's wound is getting better. The area around it is clean and he hardly ever worries it these days. There is sometimes a little hint of liquid although the lanced site is now knitting together. He has 5 more days of antibiotics to go. He sits quietly while we clean the site so the twice a day recommendation is a breeze.

I am collared!

If I look sad enough will you take it off san?

Sister N came to help grandma this afternoon and saw that Megat was trying to lick the lanced site and so she collared him. He was pretty unhappy and of course could not walk about properly. So Sister N decided to put Megat in this basket where he stayed put. I think he was nervous about walking and jumping about in his collar.

The good thing was he could not lick his wound but the bad thing was he didn't get to drink water either and he did not go to the bins. Therefore as I was giving him his meds and suppository, he decided to go right there in the towel. AOHHH! But I knew he was quite desperate and so just cleaned him up. He immediately went to pee right after his meds too. Poor Thing!

The good news was right after dinner, I didn't have to put the collar on him again as he behaved well and didn't lick his wounds. He tried once but he got a mouthful of antiseptic powder! So he stopped.

I decided to clean his wound again before he went to bed. The wound had dried up already and I think he would not worry it anymore this night. I hope...If not, he would have to be in the collar again tomorrow.