Prayers for my Grace, Please.... UPDATE

[jenluckenbach]

Prayers for Grace (that is a lovely photo of her)

Waiting for an update.

[kimlovescats]

The vet tech had me scared to death ... said it felt more like a lymph node rather than an abscess!!! Well, I was the one who was right! Thank GOD, it was an abscess. Apparently some nawtee kitty smacked my Gracie girl pretty nastily on the chin! The vet stuck a needle in and pulled out pure pus .... YUCK!!! She didn't lance it yet, said to put warm compresses on it 3 times a day, and it will eventually burst and drain! I think Miss Gracie Mae is going to have to be kenneled for a wee bit. Don't like the idea of that thing bursting just anywhere!

My poor girl is running a fever of 105.4!!!! I can't believe I just noticed this last night. I sure hope it hasn't been like this for very long! She has an antibiotic and thankfully, some pain medicine too!

Thanks for the good thoughts and prayers for my special girl!

Kim

[Freedom]

Well, the good news is that it is something dealt with relatively easily. And that is the BEST news there is with a vet visit!! Cheer up, Grace, you will be back to bopping around the house in no time.

[kuhio98]

Kim ~ I'm so glad to hear it isn't something more serious. But, I am worried about the fever. When Halo had a bad reaction to her vaccination and her fever went up to 105, the vet insisted on keeping her there and bathing her in cool water to bring down the fever. If she doesn't start feeling better soon, you might call the vet back and ask if a cool water bath is recommended.

[kb2yjx]

WHEW!!! That is good news!!! Yes, abcesses a way of just exploding!!! I am so glad that is all it is!!! Prayers so Gracie heals quickly!!!

[kimlovescats]

Thank you everyone.

Lisa, I'm keeping a close eye on her. She's walking around quite a bit, so I don't think she is feeling too awfully bad.

Kim

[ShylanHal]

Clover had an abcess a while back, her and one of Mel's kitties must have been playing too hard, and she got a lump on the top of her head, and she'd even balded (the fur kept growing under the skin) there for a while. We took her to the vet and the first thing he said was, "She's got a pimple..."
I could NOT watch as they got the hair and gunk out of it.
She got an antibiotic cream, and now she's doing just fine. SHe even has hair! XP