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She looks like she is going into shed on her stomach and sides. These parts are going blue but her eyes don't seem to be clouding up. I rubbed her down with an antibiotic so I can't tell if she is blue on top because the antibiotic makes her rather dark coloration very shiney. Does this sound overly unusual? She just started looking like this yesterday, maybe I am over worried? If she starts acting worse (she still seems alert and active) I'll have the vet stop by immediatly but input from you guys is always helpfull too.
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She'll probably shed several times in the next few months while she is healing - just part of the process - and most likely it will not be complete and she may have a difficult time of it depending on the extent of her injury. And yeah - the ointment may make it harder/worse for her to shed - but you've got to do what you have to do to keep her from getting an infection. Just curious, is she on antibiotics?

Best of luck with her!
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Tosha

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an itramuscular of Ceftazadine every three days for four injections total. Do you think that a topical is overkill?
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