Jayne sick, Marty sick, Max sick
We’re battling the lurgy here in Geelong. I’m still suffering from something I picked up just before Easter (I think I caught it from Georgia and Lindsay), and while Jayne was OK for a week or so she finally succumbed and had to take this Wednesday and Thursday off work.
To make things worse, Max developed a hotspot on his tail on Monday. Hotspots sound a bit gameshow but actually they’re moist eczema and not that great. They usually develop when skin is broken or not dried properly, then the dog licks the spot which causes the moisture to remain, and subsequently bacteria spreads and the lesion gets worse.
Anyway, they’re fairly easy to treat so on Thursday he went to the vet - he had a cortizone injection and we have some cream to smear on the spot. Also he had to have some of his hair shaved off so now he has a bald spot and looks like a mangy flea-bitten mongrel. It’ll grow back at some point (hopefully).
Seawater is good for it so I took him to the beach early this morning. These pictures show that it hasn’t affected his energy levels. He sure loves that frisbee.
sim - April 22, 2007, 10:55 am
are you sure hes not related to a saber tooth tiger?
Marty - April 22, 2007, 3:04 pm
Yeah did you notice that the frisbee has a huge hole in it? Now you know why.