Susie, our old and precious black spider monkey, has been suffering from an injury to her hip for a while. She already went to the vet (the wonderful Dr. Jim Holmes of Anderson Veterinary Clinic in Whitby)a couple of months ago, and he did surgery then - but the wound continued to be infected and weep and generally not heal. So we needed to make another trip.
Susie was great - got into the carrier, was really good in the car - and finally fell asleep so she could be checked by the vet. It turned out that there was a small splinter inside her wound - when and how it arrived are mysteries - it was not there on the xrays - could have been in the straw -but in any case, it was removed...
Susie now has some drainage tubes in her side, and she is stitched and glued, and she will be kept calm and quiet and separated from George, until the infection is gone. Then she can have the tubes and stitching removed and she can go home to her regular enclosure. We are all hoping that this will all happen soon...
She is a real trooper, our Susie, a resilient and tough old girl - and we will spoil her with attention and lots of good care....
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