Well, had to take one of my colony to the vet this evening for an emergency visit. My husband noticed her jaw was swollen. We thought it might be a snake bite or a bee sting. We called several vets and left messages since it was an off day. My own vet was out of town. When they all started calling back, they all told us to give her 12 mg of benedryl for a bite --- except one, and that was the one I took her to.
She would not me handle her at all. There was no way I could put a pill down her throat even if I had wanted to and that was WHY I took her to the vet. I wanted a vet to help me medicate her if it needed to be done. Kissy was very mad at me for even attempting to look at her and see what was wrong. She would have bit and scratched me horribly if I had of tried to hold her and put a pill down her throat.
In this picture I was trying to get a pic of her jaw so I could zoom in and see the wound but it never happened.... She would not let me touch her it hurt so bad. Her whole head was swollen. She was not swollen yesterday...
It was hard to crate her for the vet but we got it done.
When we got to the vet, I had to hold her tight in my arms as she was so scared. Since no one was there but me and Kissy and the vet, the vet left the room, so I could talk to Kissy and soothe her. Poor little thing at that point, was laying her head in my arms with her little face buried. I just kept my arms around her to try and calm her down. I scooted her little arm out and held it so the vet could give her a shot to calm her so she could be looked at. She kept her face buried in my arms the whole time. AT THE VETS OFFICE, I WAS THE LESSER OF THE TWO EVILS.....
It was not a snake bite or a bee sting like I had thought. Thank god I did not give her the benedryl and go to bed. It would have done nothing for her.
The vet had to lance her jaw. She has a draining hole about 1" deep and 1' wide as well. She is crated right now and will be for the next few days. I am giving her antibiotics twice a day for a week and keeping her indoors for two weeks.
She gave her a pain shot that will last for two days. During surgery, they had to gas her as she started coming to.
Poor little kissy..... There was one tiny piece of grass in her jaw that "might have" caused the infection. But the vet said, it might also be a tumor, but whatever it was, it was all removed. All the dead black skin was cut out. The vet said she will heal just fine and will be playing again in no time and be running around outside..
It has been an ordeal..... I have not taken a pic of her jaw afterwards. If she is asleep and in the proper position I will, but I don't want to disturb her. She is asleep.... if i can get a picture I will.
Thank god for vets!!!
jenn
She would not me handle her at all. There was no way I could put a pill down her throat even if I had wanted to and that was WHY I took her to the vet. I wanted a vet to help me medicate her if it needed to be done. Kissy was very mad at me for even attempting to look at her and see what was wrong. She would have bit and scratched me horribly if I had of tried to hold her and put a pill down her throat.
In this picture I was trying to get a pic of her jaw so I could zoom in and see the wound but it never happened.... She would not let me touch her it hurt so bad. Her whole head was swollen. She was not swollen yesterday...
It was hard to crate her for the vet but we got it done.
When we got to the vet, I had to hold her tight in my arms as she was so scared. Since no one was there but me and Kissy and the vet, the vet left the room, so I could talk to Kissy and soothe her. Poor little thing at that point, was laying her head in my arms with her little face buried. I just kept my arms around her to try and calm her down. I scooted her little arm out and held it so the vet could give her a shot to calm her so she could be looked at. She kept her face buried in my arms the whole time. AT THE VETS OFFICE, I WAS THE LESSER OF THE TWO EVILS.....
It was not a snake bite or a bee sting like I had thought. Thank god I did not give her the benedryl and go to bed. It would have done nothing for her.
The vet had to lance her jaw. She has a draining hole about 1" deep and 1' wide as well. She is crated right now and will be for the next few days. I am giving her antibiotics twice a day for a week and keeping her indoors for two weeks.
She gave her a pain shot that will last for two days. During surgery, they had to gas her as she started coming to.
Poor little kissy..... There was one tiny piece of grass in her jaw that "might have" caused the infection. But the vet said, it might also be a tumor, but whatever it was, it was all removed. All the dead black skin was cut out. The vet said she will heal just fine and will be playing again in no time and be running around outside..
It has been an ordeal..... I have not taken a pic of her jaw afterwards. If she is asleep and in the proper position I will, but I don't want to disturb her. She is asleep.... if i can get a picture I will.
Thank god for vets!!!
jenn
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