I took him in today. First the vet took a needle and drew some of the fluid out of his head. Nothing came out of the swollen area where he was injured but by his sinuses this NASTY puss that I got the pleasure of smelling. So he's got some sort of infection going on. He had been sneezing lately but since I'd had him checked out just about a month ago we'd thought it was allergies. The vet x-rayed his head while I sat there patiently waiting alternating with crying. I'd asked what would be the prognosis if his skull was fractured and she said there'd be nothing we could do. And yes, this was an accident, but still something I did so I was just sitting there wondering how I'd ever forgive myself if I'd killed him. But thankfully - the x-ray didn't show any cracks or breaks whatsover. It did show something interesting, though. Just like me before surgery several years ago - he has a deviated septum. Which could account for why he's got this infection since it's easier for bacteria to get trapped in there. You could see the congestion on that one side of his sinuses and up above them as well. Once again his heart rate, temp, his eyes, gums, etc are just fine. She sent me home with some antibiotics for the infection and is sending the x-rays to their radioligist to go over a bit further to make sure she didn't miss anything. She's also sending out a sample of the fluid to make sure it's just mucus related to the infection. So things are looking up. Thankfully I don't have anything going on this weekend so I'll be home and able to keep an eye on him. I got home and let the ferrets out including Puck. Puck walked around a little bit then went back to the cage. And when I went to check on him, Pan - his best pal, was snuggled right in there with him - despite two minutes before dashing around the house like mad. I guess he sensed his friend needs him right now and/or he missed him in the last 24 hours I had him in a closed-off area of the cage. Here's the pics again with shortened URL's so they don't break: Right after the injury - http://tinyurl.com/mmz27d Tuesday - http://tinyurl.com/nfofhm Wednesday - http://tinyurl.com/kwo6ek Laura PS: as to someone's comment to me about hopefully my vet doesn't charge to much for x-ray - the x-ray, drawing the fluid, the exam, the meds - $312 today :-0!!! Which makes Puck my $1,000 ferret for 2009 as he had dental surgery for two bad teeth just a few months ago. And he's THREE - LOL!!!! Ah well, my new biz is going well. You know fate always finds things to spend your money on instead of fun stuff ;) [Posted in FML 6348]