Hermes Wed. X-Ray & Skin Biopsy *UPDATE BACK HOME* Prays for Recovery after Surgery

[Medusa]

Aw, it's probably itchy due to healing. Can your vet give you something to put on it?

[Laura's Babies]

Yea, there should be something for the itching! Poor baby, I came today to see if the cone came off.. Sorry to hear it isn't..

[phesina]

Oh, poor Hermes! That nasty collar will be gone soon, and you will feel so much better!

I hope the doctor has given you something for your Itchies.

[Anikaca77]

Well on Friday May 1st I had to call the vet again because he still wouldn't stop scratching at his head and he reopened his wound again so the cone was still on his head and the vet called me back Friday evening and said that she would like to give him a shot of depo to help stop the itch.

So we took him into the vets and she gave him a shot and said to try to take the cone off in 24 hours and see what happens.

On Sunday I took the cone off and he went after it again. I tried later that day thinking that maybe he just needed more time for the medicine to get into his system and no that wasn't the case, he went right after his head and cut the wound open again.

The vet told us to call her on Monday if he didn't improve and so I did but she wasn't able to return my call yesterday due to her own chemo treatment she had to go through.

I called the vets this morning and she wanted to see him a noon today and I thought when I looked at his wound last night that it was spreading and she agreed when she looked at it today.

So I had to leave my little man at the vets so they could gas him, take a scrap of the wound, test it for ringworm, and she said she wanted to make sure it wasn't skin cancer either.

I'm really hoping that they find out what it is and it's nothing too horrible.

The poor guy has had this cone on now for over a week and 1/2.

Please say a little pray that everything turns out ok.

Thanks,
Melissa

[Laura's Babies]

Awww! Poor baby! I hope he will get better soon, that it is nothing serious.. Nothing worries us like one of our babies or a PT baby with problems.

[Anikaca77]

The vet just called and said that she is doing a culture test for ring worm for hermes and that will take 2 weeks.

In the mean time we have to keep doing his antibotic and keep his cone on for 2 weeks.

Poor guy is not going to be very happy about htat

[Pinot's Mom]

I'm so sorry to hear that; the poor guy must be miserable. I know you are as well - it hurts us all when our babies are hurt.

Let us know what happens; two weeks just seems so awfully long!!

[Medusa]

That little stinker. I know that Creamsicle w/her allergies absolutely cannot stop scratching unless she gets a depo shot or takes her Prednisolone. Sometimes the Pred just isn't enough, though, and she has to get the depo shot. I hope the itching stops for poor little Hermes.

[Anikaca77]

Well today we are taking Little Man back to the vets at 2:15 p.m.

We want to have his head looked at to make sure it looks like it's healing fine and also he has now developed a cold.

His eyes are dripping and he's sneezing and sounding very congested.

Please say a pray for my Little Man.

Thanks,
Melissa

[GILL]

I'm so sorry too hear about the cold, we had one run through our house. It takes some time but it will clear.
Good news about the ring worm. Our Lenny sratches his head to the point of blood. then he heals and several months later he'll do it again. No ryme or reason. Can't miss it white cat red blood.
Good luck with the tests.

[Anikaca77]

I just realized that I haven't posted an update. I must have too much stuff going on or something.

I took Hermes to the vets last Thursday and the vet said Hermes lungs sounded clear and that it was a probably a herpes flair up and an URI.

She said she could give him a shot which will last for 10 days instead of having to give him a pill everyday so of course I wanted to do that wince that's easier on him and it's not stressing him out.

The vet took off his cone to get a better look at his head wound and as soon as she was touching near the wound he was raising his back foot like he wanted to scratch at it.

She thinks that another 14 days with the cone on should be long enough hopefully. The vet said that we should keep the cone on for an additional 7 days after the scab falls off so that way maybe he won't reopen the wound.

If he does reopen the wound I will have to take him to our vets to get a skin biopsy done and hopefully that would tell us what is wrong but I'm really hoping we don't have to go down that road and that his wound will heal up.

Melissa

[Soapets]

I just got on this today, finally, over my lunch hour. Poor, poor little guy! He is CUTE, though! How old is he? He reminds me a lot of my Dottie in appearance. I'll keep him and you in my prayers..........