Tootsie

Tootsie, our baby for the meantime :0)

Since Mr.A and I don't have any plans of having kids yet for the next 12 months, Tootsie serves as the resident 'baby' of our household. And we went through some parenting pangs this afternoon when we took Tootsie to the pet clinic.

Tootsie's been licking and licking and licking her right front paw that it turned into an angry bright red already. Since she wouldn't let Mr.A nor I touch it to see what's wrong, we deemed it necessary to go to the clinic.

Turned out that our baby had a foxtail stuck in her paw. There was also one in her right hind paw, and one in her neck. It was painful seeing her squirm and whine while she was muzzled and Mr.A was holding her down so the doctor could pull the painful culprits out. I almost cried watching her try to get loose (I'm such a sap! Just imagine when I'm a mom already :0P) while the doctor injected her with antibiotics to stop any infection that might occur.

But it's all good. The doc was thankful that we noticed it early enough. Later would have meant giving the foxtail a chance to get under her skin and she would then need sedation to take it out. We just need to give her oral antibiotics,with a clear lotion and betadine for the affected parts for the next 7 days.

Tootsie's not too happy about it though. She's not allowed to go out the backyard now since our backyard is infested with foxtails :0P This mean's she'll be stuck inside the house with me. Poor baby :0P