Hi Woofers!
Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret here.
It was today that Eric went to see the vet about his paw.
First it was too early in the morning when all sensible ferrets should be fast asleep in bed!
Old Two Legs had to hang about outside the vet place 'cos there were too many inside, even though they were all wearing masks, the rule was 'No more than two at a time!'
When we got in the vet took some time looking at the paw then said that if he attacks it with a scalpel and remove the lump but then he could miss all the little roots that would wriggle their way down to Eric’s vital organs!
The other option is to take Eric’s leg off!!!!!!
Well, OTL didn’t fancy that and Eric agreed with OTL, I mean, how can you run up and down the stairs with only three legs!
It was then that OTL asked if the tumour could be frozen, it’s a sort of localised frost bite, which kills off the tumour and the little roots.
Providing you get all the roots it should kill off the tumour and Eric keeps all four legs!
It was agreed that the freezing idea was the best option, so, Eric was left with the vet until the afternoon when OTL went to pick up Eric.
When OTL got there Eric was still dopy from the anaesthetic and he stayed curled up all the way home and once back in his bed decided he would sleep the anaesthetic off!
The nurses have put a blue woolly type of sock on Eric’s paw and also some antiseptic and pain killer that has to be taken once a day. OTL decided to give one in the morning and another at lunchtime but today he will leave it until Eric perks up a bit.
So, that’s it for today, claws crossed for Eric and he has to go back next Thursday for a check-up and change of bandage.
Bye for now.
Luv,
Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret.
