My apologies for the prolonged interim between entries. Family medical and other emergencies (drunk driver demolishes grandmother’s attached garage with full-size pick-up truck) took away from writing time.

The boys are really growing, but there has been a medical mystery. Seems Conan did have an abscess, or at least a deep muscle bruise that might be harboring an abscess. Carol MacLeod, DVM, came out and she had to tranquilize him and shave the area to get a good look at it. While it was swollen, there didn’t seem to be a puncture or abscess, just a large “bruised” area. As a precaution she gave him some IV bute for the pain and some oral antibiotic for five days, and advised hot towel soakings of the area