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[hawkwing_lb]

Today, like yesterday, involved no study. (Yesterday started with good intentions, but came apart on the rocks of a book and Star Trek: TOS.)

Today involved sleeping, new Criminal Minds - "Amplification" is a freaking great episode, lots of character moments, and the unsub even makes sense - and exercise.

Lots of exercise. Running: 1.5 miles in 15 minutes. Forty situps. Fifteen pushups. Four 6A routes climbing, one 5 route, and lots of practice lead clipping.

I feed the cat, and his mouth started bleeding again. I'm going to see if he'll let me clean it with a mild saline solution, and see if that does any good. Cotton wool, or cloth? I think I might be able to find a handkerchief somewhere.

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[etumukutenyak.livejournal.com]

Rinsing with mild saline is fine -- you can make it yourself, and get it nicely warm.

Is this the upper jaw or lower?

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

It's the inner left cheek - the outside is all swollen too. I wiped his mouth with warm saline as much as he'd let me - it's a good thing he's a mild, peaceable sort, or I'd be bleeding myself - and we took him to the vet today. Vet says probable abscess, maybe-but-not-likely tumour, have some different antibiotics, keep cleaning with saline and come back on Tuesday, we'll see how it is and maybe take him in to clean it out if it doesn't burst.

He's still eating and cleaning himself. Even the abscess side of his mouth. He's a brave little toaster, he is.

[etumukutenyak.livejournal.com]

If you can just get a syringe of some type, and flush the area with warm saline, he might allow you to work longer. Even the mild peaceable boys run out of patience. ;-)

Eating and cleaning himself are good signs.

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

Alas, I do not keep syringes on hand. But he's a good sort. Even when he's hissy and yowly, all he wants to do is get away, not attack.