Re: update Re: Oscar's at the emergency clinic overnight

On 2006-07-04, Takayuki penned:
"Monique Y. Mudama" <spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I just wish I knew for sure. The vet said he looked at the debris
under the microscope, and it was the right size for fiberglass, but
he couldn't find any pictures of fiberglass under the microscope to
compare to.

This is beginning to sound more like forensics than veterinary
medicine, but I'm glad that Oscar's abscess is not an abscess.
Although I would have thought they would have been able to find that
out sooner. That clinic sounds odd. :)

Did I mention there were TV cameras everywhere and they asked me which
was my good side? =P

Just kidding.

My vet didn't think it was an abscess. The emergency vet had several
critical care patients that evening, so he really only got a quick
look at it, which revealed a very swollen paw. He smelled something
foul, which I guess I didn't mention to them, but anyway that was as
near as I and my regular vet could figure it from anal glands
expressed due to stress. So he smelled something foul and saw the
swelling, and he figured that could only be Bad News. Once he got her
prepped and could look at it a little more carefully, he wasn't so
sure, so he lanced the pad -- no pus. Because there wasn't any at
all, he is pretty sure there's no abscess.

I'm glad they prepared for the worst and it turned out to be less
severe. It probably got her treated more quickly, too.

--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca
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