i noticed last night bagel kept licking his back
right paw. i didn’t make anything of it until it became obsessive. before i
went to bed, i looked at his paw, and there was a pretty large gash in between
his toes. there was a piece of meat missing the size of my pinky nail. it was
substantial. my mom says it might have been a few days old, but i thought it
happened yesterday. the thing is bagel doesn’t miss a step. we’ve been walking
and playing in the backyard. he’s been as energetic as ever since the weather
warmed up. regardless, due to my worry of infection, i took him to the
emergency vet with my mom tonight. they said he’s good, and provided pain
killers along with an antibiotic. they bandaged his paw/leg up and gave him the
cone of shame. they said no activity for the next 10-12 days. we also have to
get the bandage redone in the next 5 days as well as his paw cleaned. if it
isn’t closing up by then, they will have to sedate him and suture it up.
bagel won’t be happy to be laying around doing nothing (because to him it’s nothing) but i have to make sure i do everything i can to get him back 100%.
-ratha, 11:21pm, 3.26.21