Well, Missy got her bandage slightly damp on the toes last night at 9pm. I called the critical care hospital because they said that if it got wet, it would have to be changed. They told me to just bring her in and they would change it right away. It was rubbing her armpit anyways and creating a sore. We got there and I had to wait a couple of hrs while the doctor dealt with an emergency that came in just before us, which is fine. Then he takes Missy to the back to change her bandage. He came out when he was done and said "well it was only slightly damp on the outside, the inside was totally dry, so it didn't really need changing. And those scratches under her armpit are actually razor burn from being shaved to close to the skin before surgery. Now the bandage is slightly irritating it by rubbing again the razor burn. I changed the bandage anyways, even though it didn't really need it. There will be a small charge for the bandage change". I get up to the reception area, and it's $52 bucks! Unreal! And the new pink bandage only has to stay on until today or tomorrow.
Ugh, this is getting expensive! I'm wondering if I'll have to pay for the bandage removal and the stitch removal in 2 weeks too. I KNOW I'll have to pay for the follow up xrays in 6 weeks time. The bill just keeps getting higher and higher.
Missy is miserable, she hates the new bandage. I guess it feels different to her, so she wants to chew it off. I was able to have her without a cone with the old bandage, but now she must wear it or she'll take that bandage right off.
Here are pics from after we got home last night. She is getting SO greasy and dirty. I really wish that I could give her a bath.
The first pic is her happy to be back home from the Critical Care Hospital. The second is her trying to hide in her blanket to chew on her bandage. The third is her choked at me for putting back on the cone.
