I haven’t shown you an update on Chappy’s blanket in a while. I’ve got two sides done, and just rounded the second corner. The tricky part? I just started a new skein and I have two left, which is going to cut this pretty close. I THINK I might have enough left, but … maybe not. I’ll know better when I finish this skein and see where it ends.

Chappy approves, though. He came in and tested the softness and comfiness of the knit, and says it’s a very nice, head-rubbing knit.

Which is good, because he deserves a pick-me-up today.

Because he has a boo-boo. I wasn’t sure what I was seeing on his side today, but I spotted it at lunch when I gave him a belly-rub before heading back to work. I looked more closely (always challenging with all that fluffy fur) and found a black lump. I didn’t know what it was! I thought it might have been an embedded tick, but really didn’t know…

Turns out, it was a scab on top of a really BIG bug bite of some kind. Like, the size of a pea. I know this because I took him to the vet this afternoon.

Turns out, it was an expensive bug bite, but that’s okay. It’s worth it for the peace of mind in knowing it’s not something serious, and it’s not a permanently-installed tick.

Now, I just need to get him to stop licking the ointment off. If I need to, I’ll go downstairs and get the Tea Tree Oil. Not only is it great for healing on its own, but it smells (and apparently tastes) terrible–that’ll keep his tongue away!

Poor little guy. He’s kind of tired, after his busy day. I just wish I knew what kind of bug that was, and where it bit him. The vet saw a little bald spot about an inch away from this bite, as if it had been there before … that’s worrying! I think tomorrow I’ll be washing his bedding, just to be safe!

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