Penny was licking her front paw on Monday evening. Rick had picked her up. Her paw was all raw from where she had been licking. I thought I could see a little puncture, but I wasn't sure.
Horace also was limping. So I took them to the vet. Horace has a little puncture, most probably from Gustof (an ongoing feud at my house... know of anyone who wants a black cat who may have asthma?) , so he has oral antibiotics. Penny has a little puncture, probably from a thorn or something. She has topical antibiotics and has to wear a cone.
She is so uncoordinated with the cone. She'll get stuck and will make no effort no move her head so that she can move again. She just stands there. I don't know whether she's being stubborn or whether she thinks that I'm am going to help her. She refuses to get in the car with the cone. She refuses to try to drink water with the cone. She walks slowly, despondently, with the cone.
But when I take the cone off, she starts licking again.
A blog for a sweet red dog
Who's Penny
Penny's a sweet, two-year-old pitbull mix with long legs and a heavy body. She was diagnosed with bilateral cruciate ligament degeneration. She had her first knee surgery on Feb 29, 2008 and her second knee surgery on August 20, 2008.
More from Penny's mom
Penny's mom also has another blog, where she highlights paintings and other art work that she's completed. Proceeds from the art work that she's sold go to support Penny and her feline brothers and sisters.
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