Billie's paw

[Viennese Furbabies]

Are things still going well with Billie’s paw?

At the moment it's looking pretty promising. We have still got a long way ahead of us, but it is looking better.
If Billie doesn't start taking the bandage off again, maybe ...

But for now I'm just relieved that the antibiotics in combination with the soaks and the bandage plus Bepanthen cream seems to be working.

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

I sent another picture of Billie's paw to the specialist vet. He thinks, we are on a good way. But there is still quite a journey ahead of us.

As long as Billie leaves her bandage alone, I hope the paw will get better and better.

 

[Merab]

It’s nice when you see progress after all the hard work.
Hopefully now that the paw is improving the healing will speed up.

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

It’s nice when you see progress after all the hard work.
Hopefully now that the paw is improving the healing will speed up.

Yes, I really hope so.
In May I have to go away on business for 2 days. It would be great if the paw would be good enough not to need 2 baths a day every day any more by then.

 

[Merab]

If I didn’t live 1100miles away I’d offer to come and do the paw while you were away but hopefully everything will be healed by then.

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

If I didn’t live 1100miles away I’d offer to come and do the paw while you were away but hopefully everything will be healed by then.

Thanks for the offer , but that's really a bit far for 2 visits per day.

 

[Merab]

Yes, unfortunately.
According to Google maps it’s a 1 day 8 hour trip by car and requires 3 tolls.

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

Billie has got an appointment with the specialist vet on March 11th. I hope he will be impressed by our progress.

Unfortunately I heard today, that I have to go away on business for 3 days in the last week of April. To say that I'm not happy about it, is an understatement.

 

[VickiA]

Good to hear things are moving in the right direction. Could Billie not join you as your furry assistant on your work trip?

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

Good to hear things are moving in the right direction. Could Billie not join you as your furry assistant on your work trip?

I don't think Billie would be impressed about being separated from the group and dragged around in her own.

 

[Merab]

Glad you have a referral to a specialist.
Hopefully that might offer some positive help.
Work can be a pain when it gets in the way of caring for the piggies.
However - it does pay the vet bills!

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

Glad you have a referral to a specialist.
Hopefully that might offer some positive help.
Work can be a pain when it gets in the way of caring for the piggies.
However - it does pay the vet bills!

That's the same vet we saw at the beginning of January. I don't expect new ideas about the treatment, but it's good that this vet takes another look at Billie.
And I'll probably be able to be present while Billie is examined. My usual vet still doesn't allow anyone further than the waiting room.

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

Since Billie started to put more effort into getting rid of the bandage again, I have increased the daily metacam.
Seems to work for the moment. I really don't want her to take off her bandage in the near future, because I'm afraid that this would us back to square one.

 

[Betsy]

Dear Billie

We held an Emergency Committee Meeting tonight here at GPU Headquarters to wheak about (discuss) your situation about your paw and how your Slave has been treating you, having been alerted by our Shop Steward The One and Only Thea.

We know that you have been so good at letting your Slave treat your poorly paw with daily foot spas and bandages. We're sure that it won't take much longer and your paw will be back to normal. Bumblefoot is a very painful condition and whilst we are sympathetic, and we would hate the treatment you've been going through (especially the bandaged foot part - horrible!) it is much better than the bumblefoot. So please try and keep the bandage on your foot for a little bit longer. You have our full backing because you are such a good girl. Don't ever think that you don't.

Yours sending healing paw vibes your way.

The Committee of the GPU

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

Dear Committee of the GPU,
thank you for your letter. I'm really touched by your words of concern.
I'm trying to be a good girl most of the time, but this bandage really sucks. Can't even clean my face in the right way.

I got mummy slave to do a few selfies from our morning routine. Please excuse the poor quality. Mummy slave is pretty useless when it comes to selfies.

Wheeks Billie

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

That's me during paw soak

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

With the fresh bandage


Ready to go back to the others

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

Picture of my paw
Mummy slave thinks it looks much better, but still a long way to go.

 

[Merab]

Dear Billie, your paw does look much better.
You carry on being a good girl with you paw spas and bandages so that it gets better.
You do have the cutest face

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

Dear Billie, your paw does look much better.
You carry on being a good girl with you paw spas and bandages so that it gets better.
You do have the cutest face

Thank you!

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

During the night Billie decided to get rid of her bandage.
The paw didn't look bad in the morning, but when I came home in the early afternoon, the bandage was off again.

 

[Betsy]

Poor girl, she must be really fed up of her foot feeling funny. She doesn't understand why you keep putting the bandage back on. She only knows that she doesn't want it on there anymore.

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

I know, but I don't think that the paw will get better without the bandage.

 

[Bill & Ted]

Oh Billy, please keep that little bandage on, it’s for your own good x

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

I'll hell her, but I afraid she is a bit fed up about the whole subject.

 

[Merab]

Dear Billie,
Shall we make a deal.
I will take my medicine nicely even though it makes me feel a bit off, and you keep your bandage on, even though it’s not comfortable.
Love from Phoebe

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

Dear Phoebe,
looks like we're both in a loose - loose situation.
Billie xx

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

I used more vetwrap this evening. The bandage will be more uncomfortable to wear, I'm afraid. But I hope she won't manage to take it off again.

 

[Merab]

She’s so cute.
It is hard when we know they need the treatment but it’s not very nice.

 

[Betsy]

She’s so cute.
It is hard when we know they need the treatment but it’s not very nice.

Unfortunately tough love isn't nice. I'm having to be very firm so Betsy takes her Sulfatrim and Metaclopramide. The Sulfatrim went in OK tonight but most of the Metaclopramide came dribbling out. She was NOT having that tonight!