Granny's gone and done it again

[BigBlueHen53]

I hope you are ok and heal well!

Thank you, I'm sure I will be. Pardon my midnight ramblings!

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Morning all, maybe not so good.

 

[lovesfarms]

Aggravating, to say the least!

I wouldn't go to the tractor supply vets if I'd have someone local. The first time Butchy Boy got a vaccination there, he cried all day. All the local vets said take him to the ER, they don't take new clients. I just wanted to know what kind of pain meds I can give. He cried all night so very early Sunday we went the 30 miles to the ER. He had a swollen shoulder at the injection site and a toradol shot made him pain free. Now I ask for Benadryl. But I don't think the tractor supply vets are good with the needle

 

[lovesfarms]

Thank you, I'm sure I will be. Pardon my midnight ramblings!

Aren't night times always worse when something is wrong?

 

[lovesfarms]

Can't sleep. I think maybe I did briefly. Dangit, Larry, you're contagious! Lol.

I think something bit me ... the day before yesterday, let's see. Monday I guess, I noticed two odd black marks on my left leg just below my knee, on the inside. They didn't hurt. Close together, like a snake bite. I made a joke about them being snake bite. I thought maybe I had gotten abrasions from a tiny sand bur that might have fallen inside the top of my boot. Couldn't think what else it might be. Tuesday I noticed they were getting a bright red perimeter around them. Still no pain. Put Neosporin on them. No biggie. Last night, even brighter red and ... whoa. One of them was oozing a little pus. Still no pain or discomfort, but ... this seemed a little concerning. I sterilized an Xacto blade and proceeded to open them up. They were not scabbed exactly, but the skin over them was flat and black. Like ... dead, burnt almost. Necrotic? And underneath ... deep. But no odor. I thought ... brown recluse spider bite? Going to clinic tomorrow. This needs care. Meanwhile I packed them with activated charcoal and put a bandaid over them.

Feel better!

 

[lovesfarms]

Got to eat! Odd when the belly doesn't tell you it's hungry but the brain is calling for sugar! Got to listen or the thinker will get confused

 

[ShrekDawg]

I get them vaccinated at tractor supply because local vets don't take new clients. Tractor supply says one thing then when I took Butchy Boy for a first appointment before fixing they Said they require more. And he has to wait till a year old to get fixed because of the testicle remaining in the belly. They were booked so the nearest vet to take Betty to was 30 miles. I was afraid she'd go in heat if I waited. That vet added a vaccine morning of the surgery that tractor supply said she's up to date on. I'm getting confused what they actually need

I wouldn't go to the tractor supply vets if I'd have someone local. The first time Butchy Boy got a vaccination there, he cried all day. All the local vets said take him to the ER, they don't take new clients. I just wanted to know what kind of pain meds I can give. He cried all night so very early Sunday we went the 30 miles to the ER. He had a swollen shoulder at the injection site and a toradol shot made him pain free. Now I ask for Benadryl. But I don't think the tractor supply vets are good with the needle

That sucks!!! I’m sorry

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Thank you, I'm sure I will be. Pardon my midnight ramblings!

What time are you going to the dr.? I also think spider bite and if its black its turning necrotic . I cant believe you cut it open! that takes some umm well you know

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Feel better!

Thank you! It's odd, it doesn't hurt or anything. I just don't want to end up with a big crater in my leg, lol.

What time are you going to the dr.? I also think spider bite and if its black its turning necrotic . I cant believe you cut it open! that takes some umm well you know

Going as soon as I finish chicken chores. In an hour or so. It wasn't too painful, Granny. It was mostly just on the surface. BBL

 

[Nomadicus]

Good Morning Granny Land. Time to pick the peas before it gets to hot outside. It's 83° already.