So last night was pretty scary for our little family. The evening started off great with dinner and flowers provided by my wonderful hubby. After that...not so much. Chris noticed an open sore on Shamrock's booty, so we whisked him to the emergency vet.
Thankfully it wasn't serious. Shammy had an infected "impacted anal gland." The vet "expressed" his gland, but accidently ruptured his other, so the poor thing was bleeding. :( The vet said he will be spotting for the next two days and will have some leakage in that area for a few days after that. We stopped by Wal-Mart (since it was the only store open when we finally left the vet) but they didn't have anything we could use to cover his wound. So...we made something for our little man to wear until we could go to Petsmart to get him doggy diapers. Here are two photos of our son with his custom-made cover-up:
Someone did NOT like having his photo taken in this state...
So he hung his head down in shame :(
My poor baby clearly hated wearing this getup. In case you were wondering, we flipped the cone downward so he could eat and didn't think we needed to flip it back up since he had on his puppy pad. ;)
After leak proofing a portion of our bedroom by using our red blankets instead of our usual white, using old comforters, sheets and towels to cover the floor, blocking off the rest of the bedroom and covering Shamrock's bed with a towel, we were finally ready to go to bed. It was a long, nerve-wracking night, but nowhere near as bad as it could have been. Whew!
Tonight Shamrock seems to be his usual self, showing no signs of discomfort. He is jumping, running and playing like he does on any normal day and doesn't seem to mind his diaper too much (not yet anyway...). Now we're just keeping a close eye on him, hoping his wound heals nicely without further infection or complications. Will keep you posted on his status!
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