The doctor is in

Are we reading in, or is Babe troubled over his mauling of our hand yesterday? Probably reading in. He's obviously annoyed with the relentless flash of our camera, not to mention his encounter, just moments before we took this picture, with a raccoon hissing and rambling through the yard. A lot on his plate, and not all good kitty treats. Tomorrow's another day.

At the recommendation of our kind blog friends and relatives, we bit the bullet and took our scratched and bitten hand to the doc this afternoon. As usual, we had put off having a physical over the last period of time, and the good doctor took the opportunity of our visit to suggest we take care of business then and there, which we did. Now that it's over, what a relief. Everything seems to be up to snuff except the blood pressure, a longtime issue inherited from our mother and grandmother, which we agreed to monitor weekly and email him the results for evaluation. We had a slight temperature, which suggested infection from the bite wounds. Are now on the antibiotic Amoxicillan three times a day for the next period of time. You never know what tomorrow will bring.

Comments

[Laura Lee Donoho]

Good. See the medicinal magic felines bring into our lives? I wouldn't doubt it if Babe didn't strike the blow just to get you to take care of yourself.

It didn't take long for Sabby's bite to get infected and took a while to heal. Antibiotics were definitely called for and I suspected they would be for you too.

Just be careful with Babe. Only two weeks later Sabby wandered outside and went missing for twenty four hours only to crawl up on the porch the next morning terribly injured. He nearly died.

[GayleMiller]

Glad you saw the doctor and even more pleased that you are dealing with the b.p. issue Sissy. I've finally - after years of trying - gotten mine down to something reasonable and believe it or not, I actually do feel better. No point in leaving the exquisite Baby and the adorable Tiny motherless, now it there?

[Teresa]

I'm so glad you went to the doctor! Much much better to get cat scratches and bites treated quickly rather than risking a bad infection by waiting too long. A mostly clean bill of health on all the rest - excellent! I'm sure you'll be able to work on the BP now that it's been brought to your attention. *grin*

[Scott]

Glad you got checked out Sissy - cat bites are serious business.

As for Mr Cakes. Can't speak for that spirited individual but the cats in my life tend to digest new ideas over the course of several years, something I've had to take into account when learning how (and when) to discipline them, making it largely an exercise in faith.