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Rat Update

First of all, Abita discovered a small abcess on Arthur, on his underside, just about ten minutes ago. It had already burst so we cleaned it and applied veterinary triple antibiotic. If it's not one thing, it's another...

Misto has eaten little and spends most of the time resting. He wasn't too active after the last tap, and we're hoping he'll be more active after a few days of rest. OTOH, we're slowly starting to accept it may be closer to the end than we'd like to think about.

Ohana: Her lumps are still there, as is the scab. She's still eating and is rather lively, so it's not her time yet...but we do realize every day she's still with us is a gift.

Kanga: We're concerned that she, too, hasn't had much to eat or drink. Abita thought she heard Kanga drinking last night. This morning, though, we discovered the sound of her scratching at the e-collar sounds disconcertingly like the sound of a rat drinking from a bottle.

Abita came home early from work today, and says Kanga pretty much slept most of the day.

When I returned home, Kanga was out of the collar and on Abita's shoulder, tangled up in her hair while she made dinner. I took Kanga and gave her some Baytril, then put her back in the collar so I could eat dinner. She didn't like the collar one bit.

After dinner, Abita took the collar off of her and held her, then we wrapped her in a bandage and gauze. She flops around like a fish out of water, but she can and did hold a piece of broccoli while she ate it, then she groomed herself, then she fell asleep, which I think might be good therapy for her. She woke up just a few minutes ago, so I'll sign off and try to get her to drink some Pediasure.

(That was great! She ate a bean and drank some Pediasure! It may not seem like much, but it means a *ton* to us!)

Posted by Publius at August 16, 2005 08:56 PM