Saturday, July 18, 2009

Our poor greyhound!




On Thursday morning I was awoken by the sounds of dogs and cat growling. Kelsi's little terrier, Molly, that lives with us was attacking Megan's cat, who never usually comes out of the basement, but for some reason did. At some point, also, Flight, our greyhound, got a claw in her nose. There was blood everywhere, almost all of it from Molly. It was awful. Molly seems fine at this point.
Yesterday we realized that Flight was really hurt because her face is all swollen. It was too late to get into the vet last night, but Dave took her this morning. He put her on an antibiotic, but she is suffering so much, and her face just keeps swelling in different places.
I think it is the cat scratch, but it could be that she got stung, I wonder? Anyway, see my poor dog? Usually she has a thin nose and a beautiful face. She is such a gentle soul, but she would like to chase and eat little furry things, given the chance as that is what she was trained to do as a racer.
***Authors note: She is doing better this morning, thank you. I think the antibiotics are working. The swelling is down and she is moving around a bit better. I spent a sleepless night, worrying, but I think she will be ok.

9 comments:

Tamara C said...

Oh poor baby!! This calls for extra cuddles and a special treat or two, I think! I hope she'll be ok! Cat Scratch Fever is nasty stuff!

Big Hugs, Tamara

Jo James said...

Poor puppy! Hope she feels better really quick.

Micki Wilde said...

Ooh poor thing, I hope she's better really soon, it looks so sore!

Micki x

purplecat said...

Oh bless her , I hope she recovers quickly.

3rdEyeMuse said...

wishing Flight a speedy recovery.

suzi whitaker said...

Poor BaBy!!! What a sweetheart! I just want to give her a cuddle!

Julie Fillo said...

Thanks for your good wishes!
She is doing better this morning, thank you. I think the antibiotics are working. The swelling is down and she is moving around a bit better. I spent a sleepless night, worrying, but I think she will be ok.

Unknown said...

Oh, poor Flight! I hope the antibiotics work well for her and that she will heal quickly.

Silke Powers said...

I'm so glad she is doing better! It's so worrisome when our furry friends are suffering...