Better Late Than Never

I’m finally catching up on a few posts I let slip to the end of my things-to-do list. A few weeks ago, Reyna developed a hot spot between her shoulder blades. This was the first time she’s ever had one in a location she couldn’t reach with her mouth. Unfortunately, she could reach it with her foot. I noticed it on a Sunday afternoon, and Tuesday morning we went to the vet because it was starting to look infected. The vet shaved around the spot, which made it look a bit better, and gave me antibiotics and a spray to help clear it up. The antibiotics made Reyna sick, of course, so she only got about three days of them, but that seemed to be sufficient. That Tuesday morning, though, she was very itchy, and she scratched the spot up pretty badly right after I cleaned it up and left the room. I bandaged it, but its in an awkward spot, so I also put an old t-shirt on her to help protect the area. When I got home, the bandage was gone but she was still wearing the shirt, so I called it a success. After about two weeks, I picked all the scabs of the spot, and its looked fine ever since. She’s working another area on her side right now, because we can’t go too long without having something wrong, can we?

Here's the area all nice and clean.

She wasn't thrilled about the t-shirt, but she really didn't fuss like I thought she would.