Casper didn’t get up when we came outside. He was still in his milk crate and did not look happy. Later after our walk he still was there. About 90% of the time, the abscesses get better on their own. But his was not getting better and now he was acting sick. None of the walk-in animal places were open so we took him to the Springfield Animal ER. They sedated him then drained and cleaned the wound and gave him an antibiotic.

So he’s supposed to stay inside if possible for the next few days so we can keep an eye on him and keep him out of the elements. The first time this happened with another cat they said flies and gnats can get in there and lay eggs, depending on what time of the year it is. While we were out this evening I stopped by Walgreens to look for pre-filled saline syringes. Instead I found a normal saline wound wash spray. I’m going to clean it the same way I was doing with the tunnel wound at Concordia. Twice a day, normal saline flush.

This wouldn’t be a bad abscess protocol here. They said he should be feeling better within 24-48 hours. I had the heater on in our room where I took a nap this afternoon. The doctor said when it comes to exercise to do 50% of what I think I can do and that I was still young to have those kinds of limits. So I’ve been thinking about the 50% and what that means, and what it would look like to apply that to other things as well. I could try it.