Apollo's head

This post is for Nicole. You're so sweet to worry about my dog! He's fine. He got an abscess somehow above his eye, and it just had to be drained. He had this last year, and it was a lot worse. Last year, they had to insert a drain into his head for about a week, which we then had to have removed. It was so gross! I had morning sickness at the time, and it about killed me to look at him. This time, he just had to be shaved and drained, but they didn't put a drain in - they just lanced it and sent him home. He's on some antibiotics to help prevent infection. It's still gross, but not nearly as bad as last time. We don't know what causes it. There weren't any puncture wounds on his skin, which would have been the likely source of infection... it's a mystery.

Here's some pictures. They're a little blurry, which I guess is good since they are gross.....

Before (they shaved him to check for punctures)



After (just a little head wound....)