Hi Laura and Baka, Good to see that Baka's lump has gone down even if is messy at the moment.
>our appointment with the vet is friday. in the meantime, > does anyone have any home treatment suggestions - anything i should do > to take care of it, prevent it from getting infected, etc? or should i > just let it alone till friday? You can just swab with ordinary human antiseptic, TCP or whatever, however if is still oozing, I would be very inclined to treat with hot (but not too hot to scald) salt water. Just moisten a pad and hold against the sore spot to help draw out any nastiness remaining in there. Repeat several times and clean away any yukky stuff. Do this several times a day until looks like it's clean and drying up. The salt is a natural antiseptic and won't hurt Baka if she goes licking at the spot. All love, Jean, Sunny, Sim, Barney and the Longlease Gang XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX http://bernese.biz
