Ugh, I don't know who's more poorly off, me or Vino!
The vet shaved a patch of fur from around the wound on Vino's back.
Poor bugger hasn't had much success at keeping a full coat of fur this
past year, what with all the neck shaves to take blood for the tests for
quarantine.  Just as that's all grown in, he loses a patch on his back

The vet said that it looks like a bite from a cat fight, so I'm pretty
sure it was that black cat that comes over the fence in the back.
She cleaned it all up with betadine and then stuck this instrument into
the puncture to see how deep the abscess is.  At this point I went deaf
in my right ear, got tunnel vision and started to hyperventilate.  I
ended up sitting with my head between my knees for 20 min before I could
do anything :-(
Vino is fine, she said I got most of the pus out and it was already
healing up nicely.  I'm to clean him with betadine and lots of water
daily to keep the wound open and he's to get antibiotics twice a day for
7 days.  I will try crushing the pill and putting it in some wet food
which he loves.  If that doesn't work, I will try the pill popper.
I hope I don't pass out while cleaning the wound.  It's weird because I
was fine last night doing it, but lost it at the vet's.
I also got a number to call about changing Vino's microchip info, so I
will do that now.  Also, the verdict on his teeth is that he's fine, a
bit of plaque on the sides but nothing urgent and no infections.  So I
will hold off on a dental for a while longer.