Quote Originally Posted by pomtzu View Post
Poor Yodie. I sure wish that mess would clear up so she could get back to her normal routine, and you could get some rest from kitty issues for a while. When does she go back to Dr Lee?

Maybe you should give that soft collar a shot. Maybe your other vet carries them.

Nothing ventured - nothing gained.
She'll see Dr. Lee on Jan. 5. I'm really afraid to try the soft collar. They had to tighten this one b/c she kept managing to get it off and it would be swinging around her chin in the morning, the little Houdini. When he called to see how Yodie is doing, I told him how uncomfortable she is and he warned me not to give in to her by telling me of another patient of his: "I have a couple w/a dog that needed to wear a collar and they felt bad for him, took the collar off and rigged some type of contraption made from a Tshirt, thinking that it would keep him from getting at his ear. The next morning he had scratched half his face off." It was probably an exaggeration but I got the point. If I risk it and Yodie does manage to reopen that incision or spread the MRSA, I have no one to blame but myself.

Don't think I'm unappreciative of your comments, Candace and Ellie. I'm not. I just am so afraid to do anything that would jeopardize Yodie's healing but at the same time, my heart aches for her b/c she's so miserable.