A disasterous day... Part 2

OK, so the word disaster may be a little strong, but this evening's event was the proverbial icing on the cake that was today.

One of our cats, Zack is prone to nasty mats in his abundant fur.

Earlier today, Sheryl spent some time removing a few from him.

Apparently she missed a doozy.

I was in the middle of preparing dinner and TLATO had found this massive lump of matted fur on Zack’s belly.

For particular stubborn mats we have taken to using a seamstress tool, a seam ripper. Very effective, yet razor sharp. Extreme care is always exercised.

So, we assumed our de-matting positions; I held the cat down and Sheryl picked.

As she was picking, I noticed a fleck of crimson on his white belly. It was blood. Neither Zack nor Sheryl was aware of what had happened. I looked more closely and observed a slice in his belly, about 3 inches in length. There was blood, but it was not bleeding profusely. To me, it looked as if stitches would be required.

It was a complete accident.

We called our vet and were referred to the emergency veterinary service – which tonight, was our vet’s practice, but not Dr. Jeff.

Sheryl was and is quite upset. Zack seemed unaware of his wound.

At the vet’s it was determined that Zack would be anesthetized and the wound would be cleaned up and up to 8 stitches applied.

The little bugger is staying overnight – once again.

Coincidentally, we take Ben in tomorrow for his shots and heartworm medication. All told, it’ll likely be an $800 bill between both animals.

As we’ve said before, these guys are a part of our family and we do whatever we believe is necessary and relevant when it comes to their health and welfare. Too bad they don’t seem to appreciate the lengths we seem to go to, some times. Oh yes, any other mats Zack has will be removed.