Dr. Kim just called. Goldie has a very large absess under her front leg. She is a great deal of pain. She wouldn't even let Kim get really good look at the wound. So he's going to put her under this afternoon. He says she just hurts too much for him to try and clean the wound while she's awake. She'll need to have a drain put it and will have to have some major antibiotics.
She needs some bloodwork too to measure her liver function. She's on a long term prescription of Meloxicam for an old injury. (long before I got her. we think she was run over when she was a stray and never received treatment). But he can't do that today. She hasn't been eating or taking the pills regularly for the past couple days. She gets her pill hidden in her food and since she's not eating she hasn't had her pill. I've tried unsuccessfully to get it in to her some other way, but she's a tough little cookie to medicate! So she'll have to go back for that in a couple weeks.
The good news is the infection hasn't spread into her bone and seems to be confined to the one pocket.
I will be setting up the doggy hospital again in the computer room. Goldie doesn't get along with Preacher and they will both need to be in the house for the next 10 days. So Goldie will get her own room so she can recover in peace.
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I'm glad it hasn't spread to the bone. 
Prayers on the way for Goldie's swift and complete recovery!
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