Pigeon is back at the vet this morning and he will stay there until he is completely healed. Based on re-occurring fevers, marked edema and infection it was decided this is the best thing to do for him at this time. I can call every day, I can visit every day, but the vet doesn’t want him to leave until all the inflamed tissue has healed up and their are no more gaping wounds.
I’m in the process of selling off all of Mike’s shop equipment and although I need to fix a hole in the bedroom ceiling, and replace the carport roof, the monies from that sale will go to the vet bill first Pigeon is my priority first and foremost.
Here’s hoping the vet can calm down that infection!
Make sure you drive a hard bargain for that equipment. I know it must be a terrible wrench for you to part with it.
It’s hard, it’s like losing him all over again. Initally, when we moved here the plan was he was going to make his custom knives, I was going to do scrimshaw on his most expensive knives and we were going to also build carousel animals. He was going to carve them, I was going to paint them. This is back when they are all the rage. But then he got sick, then he got sicker and he hasn’t been in his shop for at least 8 years. I have pulled out everything I want to keep and now the guys just need to come over and piecemeal everything out of there. It’s his best friend who is getting all the goodies. Mike was a real craftsman. He could do anything. Built a house from scratch without using blueprints- could make beautiful furniture, you name it, he could and he did it. Are they getting the better end of the deal? Yes, they are, but they are also going to tear it down and cart away all the debris so I think, in the long run- it is a wash.
I’m glad that you decided to keep fighting for Pigeon to heal and that the vet thinks it is possible for him to do so. When I saw the title of this post I was worried that the decision had been to help him pass instead. It was a relief to read the first six words you wrote. Thinking of you and Pigeon in this difficult time.