Rabies Free

I have been remiss of my responsibility as a mom to my furry sons and daughters. The young ones missed their vaccination last year which might have been the cause of Momo's persistent danders which no herbal bath could seem to cure. The older ones look to be faring well but definitely needed to be safe for both other people and our sakes.

Before time and resources ran out, we finally had the chance today to get them rabies shots. Getting them to the vet (eight of them) obviously wasn't the most practical thing to do, especially with my unruly giant that is Limbo. So for an additional P20 for each head, we called for a home service which was a wise decision. It took Gerson (brother-in-law) to hold him immobile and me holding his head for distraction so that the city agriculturist can do his thing. 

Summer and Autumn

Yeah, Summer and Autumn are my two favorite seasons. They are also the names of two favorite living, breathing beings.

                    

Autumn is the latest addition to the Mait family as a result of a clandestine relationship between dad Perrin and daughter Spring (also known as Ysbelle).

Summer on the hand came to us in March and is now able to ingest softened real food in addition to her 7 oz regular meal (milk). She's a lot bigger than other babies her age, owing to her genes and her hefty appetite which is seemingly a handed down characteristic.

Yes, we don't look it but we're sick

I remember two days ago, I had to drag Shifu out of the house when I was getting ready to leave for Mother's. He refused to eat breakfast as well, which Choco happily finished. I was running late I did not stay to handfeed him or inspect if something else wass bothering him except for separation anxiety. On my way to school, I sent sis a message asking her to visit the old chap who, by the way, turned six last month. He stayed all day at sis' and did eat after so much coaxing. He stayed with me for the night though.

The morning after, I decided to bring him over to mother's. The scary thing was that when I placed him on a low table to set his harness in place, he went down off it on unstable legs which actually gave up. After a few attempts, I got him to stand and walk to the curb and waited for a trike.

Yesterday he looked well enough, I did not bother but what I saw this morning as I delivered his breakfast alarmed me. He has his behind in front of  me as I was preparing his bowl and I smelled something foul that signaled pus. When I raised my eyes to the level of his tail, there I saw a reddened version of his scrotum. The lesions were not fresh and seemed skin-deep. If that's the case, I know Combinex or Betadeine will do the trick which we do not have on-hand. But since I know not how deep the infection is, I asked mom to set an appointment with the Vet.

This was a busy day, and a hot one. After not hearing anything from mom at lunchtime, I went home and took Shifu to the clinic only to find it closed for the noon break. I was ready to leave the house for the afternoon shift when a trike stopped by the gate with the good vet alighting. My hunch was right. Only the sac was infected but I asked for some systemic drug to hasten healing. And cefalexin it is twice a day for a week.

Now, I can breathe a little better.