Healing well

Flash has about four stitches this time round, but the wound is only about half the length of the original one which is good. I change the bandage once a day after the walk (as it gets wet) and it is looking good.

I can't believe this... scar split!

This morning I came home from Troy's walk, when Flash - as usual - jumped a few steps up the stairs to turn round and howl at me. Only this time he didn't howl but screamed and screamed! When I looked he had blook dripping from his foot. He'd somehow managed to split the wound from the dewclaw removal!

So off we went to see Mark first thing in the morning... who also wondered how it happened particularly as it looked fine before and Flash had been doing agility and daily walks in the grass and woods. I appologised to Mark to drop in so unexpectedly, and that I just don't seem to be able to keep away! Ha ha...

Cornel is picking Flash up this afternoon (luckily it is Wednesday when he is on the early shift). So another two weeks of being really careful now! What a disaster. Poor Flash.

All fine now

Everything is healed fine now, no more redness, no more licking, it's looking good! The hair is growing back too.

Bandages off

Yesterday, I took the bandages off. It is looking good. There is one side though that Flash keeps licking, so this morning I put a bandage on that one to stop him doing that. The other side looks perfect. Hopefully within a couple of days, the bandage can stay off for good.

Mark just smiled yesterday when I told him that I took the stitches out on Sunday... you're not supposed to take them out yourself, but it wasn't a problem, so I did it! LOL

Stitches out

Yesterday, I took the stitches out. One side looks perfect, the other side (where the infected claw was) is still weeping a bit. If it's still like that, I will take him to the vet on Wednesday when Jesse is due anyway for another shot of antibiotics.

Flash wasn't too pleased that he didn't have a walk over the last couple of days because I wanted to keep the wound dry and no stretching from running etc. I'll see what it looks like tonight and might then take them out tomorrow morning. (I haven't walked the others either as I didn't want to upset Flash even more watching them going out and he can't).

Flash doing well

On Friday, we went back to see vet Ian who checked the wounds and was very happy with the healing progress.

I kept Flash (and the others) in since Thursday so the wound could heal well. Flash doesn't worry the bandages at all so doesn't seem in pain or even discomfort. So this morning, they were good for a walk. Everyone loved it, Flash did a lot of running and was fine afterwards.

I will be taking the bandages off tonight to check and rebandage. I hope all is well. Flash keeps taking the antibiotics and the homeopathic remedies!

From this Thursday, I will also take Flash to obedience again as it is his turn soon to do a couple of shows over the winter.

No more dewclaws

Flash had surgery today and is now without his dewclaws. All went well and so far he is leaving them alone too. He also had his teeth cleaned and now has lovely white biters again!