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ratcreature) wrote2011-04-21 07:12 pm
ratcreature) wrote2011-04-21 07:12 pm
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Linus update
Linus is home, but the abscesses were even larger than they seemed and extended very close to his penis and surrounded it (there was even pus under his foreskin the vet says, though not in his penis), so they weren't easy to excise well. Also the vet said that due to the location and size of the wound Linus is in a lot of pain, though he was injected with pain meds.
Right now he seems groggy and miserable, and has a huge incision across his shaved lower belly, above his groin. So far at least he hasn't tried to pull out the stitches, but I suspect that is mostly because he's still so listless that he barely grooms. Tomorrow morning he's due for a wound check and more antibiotic and pain med injections, but if things go well oral meds could suffice after.
So now I just hope he'll leave his stitches alone, and that the wound won't become infected, and then he'll have a decent chance to recover. But the vet said he was allowed to be back with my other two right away, as long as they don't seem to bully him or bother his wound, so I hope the familiar surroundings and their company will help.
Right now he seems groggy and miserable, and has a huge incision across his shaved lower belly, above his groin. So far at least he hasn't tried to pull out the stitches, but I suspect that is mostly because he's still so listless that he barely grooms. Tomorrow morning he's due for a wound check and more antibiotic and pain med injections, but if things go well oral meds could suffice after.
So now I just hope he'll leave his stitches alone, and that the wound won't become infected, and then he'll have a decent chance to recover. But the vet said he was allowed to be back with my other two right away, as long as they don't seem to bully him or bother his wound, so I hope the familiar surroundings and their company will help.