Bowzer got an mysterious owie.
My buddy and house sharer, Bowzer came in from the fenced backyard the other day limping. When he was lying down I saw he had this spot on his left side. If he had gotten out of the yard I would have thought he was maybe scraped by a car or run into some unscrupulous person who meant him harm. I looked closer and saw there was a bare spot with a tiny puncture with no bleeding. I cleaned the area with a warm washrag and felt for anything under his skin like an insect stinger or pellet. I couldn't find anything under his skin. He didn't react or show any flinching when I gently rubbed it. I couldn't figure out what had caused such a smooth injury with no visible pain and there was the missing hair. I gave him a doggie Ibuprofen and he was a little lethargic for the evening. I again felt for something in the wound, but nothing. I rubbed some Neosporin on the injury which seemed to relieve any discomfort he must have been feeling. The ne
