little man got stitches in his ear at the doggy ER last night.

my fault entirely. which sucks, but there it is. i was trying to cut a knot of hair off, near his ear. too near. :( it wasn't all gruesome, just thought well, i can't tell what happened under all that hair, better to go to the vet and find out it's nothing than the other way around.

i know better. i knew better. don't do this at home. when trying to get tangled messes out do not cut across. if you must cut, put the end of the scissors in the matt of hair, and cut gently pulling away from the skin. do not use the action of the scissors to cut unless you are far far away from flesh. better yet, use a mat cutter, not scissors (little curved comb things that look like a rake and can only cut through hair.

he's doing fine though. he barely flinched when i did it, and it never seemed to bother him. even after they put surgical staples on the ear. he's a tough little sweet boy.

so i brought work home, he's resting and that's exactly the view that i have of him right now.