I am tentatively hopeful but don't want to get my hopes up too much. The discharge has lessened and the consistency of it has broken; it is no longer as persistent as it was yesterday. I'm hoping that the bute will do its job and we'll put her on steroids or something else powerful to get this nuked once and for all. As the pus that came out before was tested and came back with nothing (no bacteria, nada), I'm hesitant to say that it's an infection but she must still feel quite sore in

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Stitches out today: pus immediately came out of the hole left by the stitches and staples so...nothing did any good.

Still waiting to hear back from the specialist, who will most likely be on Monday. I am hoping that, as they had a similar, chronic, case last year, steriods will be prescribed but I will be ready to take her elsewhere for that CT scan whether or not my insurance will cover it.

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Oh, bollocks...

Well, we were having some trouble with weeping and discharge from the incisions (still stitched up) and had the vet out again just to double check as it was a different colour to the nasal discharge that started the whole problem. It seemed to go away after we ramped up the bute (anti-inflammatories) but has returned as soon as the double bute dose was stopped, although she is acting perfectly like herself all through this.

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