Rush To The E.R.!

On Friday night, we had to drive Henrietta back to the surgery center in Sugarland for an emergency examination. Her incision had started to swell at the top of her knee throughout the day on Friday, and by late afternoon it had split open and was oozing.

Her surgeon wasn't there, but the on-call vet was able to call her, and sent her some pictures of the wound. She said it looked like Henrietta's skin was reacting to the sutures rather than an infection. They cleaned and disinfected the wound, and gave us some antibiotics to give her. Luckily, we were able to put the money we had on credit (left over from the surgery) towards the bill, and there was only about $20 left over for us to pay. But now we'll have to pay in full for her x-rays in a few weeks.

Yesterday her incision stopped oozing, and the swelling had gone done. Today it looks even better, with almost no swelling, and the incision has dried up and scabbed over. Henrietta is doing well on her antibiotics, and we've been medicating her for pain as well. She seems back to normal today, and has been helping me test out some pet toys I've been making for my etsy shop.