I just got back from taking Nitro to the vet.
He has an abscess. The vet ruptured it, and she tried to express his anal glands. However she was only able to express one of his glands, the one where the abscess is was too infected and impacted to have it expressed.
She gave me pain meds and antibiotics for him.
He’ll be on the antibiotics for 2 weeks. Then she said I should bring him back to make sure it has cleared up.
The pain meds he’s on half a tablet twice a day, and then he’s on one antibiotic a day.
She also cut his nails. She said they’d gotten very long.
Poor Nitro was traumatized, he really doesn’t like being at the vets office.
The vetinary nurse had to come in and hold him while the vet cut his nails, he didn’t like the sound of the nail clippers.
At least its over for him now. It was 78 euro for the consult and his tablets, which I thought was very reasonable.
Originally they quoted me a price of 42 euro, that was if he was just having his glands expressed and his nails cut.
The tablets are what bulked up the price, they are very expensive.
Anyway, I gave him his first pain med with some ham, and I will give him his antibiotic later with his dinner, and then I will give him the other pain med tonight.
I’m so glad I took him in to be seen.
All that matters to me now is that he’s ok, I don’t care what price the vet visit was, I struggled to pay but even if I didn’t have the money, I’d try to find it from somewhere.
Therapy Bits 
So glad your boy is on the other side of all that. I relate,doctors freak me out,too. Hope he gets to feeling better soon 💙💚💜
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Thank you Hun 😊💛💛😗🤍🤍
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Well done that a nasty job done but a very nessasary one! Weblovebpur pets and always look after them whatever the cost 💜💜
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Yes, always, wouldn’t have it any other way 💐💚💚
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Definitely not o
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✨✨😁
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Poor Nitro. I am sorry Carol anne. I hope he feels better soon.
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Thanks Anne marie! He’s sleeping now. I think he is feeling a bit better, he’s been a real trooper!
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If his nails are growing that long it means he needs more walks as that’s where their nails grind down. How many walks a day does he have just now? I take mine 3 times a day for about half an hour and their nails never need trimming.
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He only goes for short walks now, he’s getting old so he’s not able to walk as far anymore, he has slowed down a lot 🫶🏻😍🖤🖤
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