Lip Service

Tiger Log: Jan 2005
Age: 21 months

Tiger's now suffering from what must be a hideously painful ulcer on the front of his lower lip, judging by the sheer size of the thing.



According to the doctor, it's not an aphthous ulcer - the type that keeps recurring for no apparent reason (or because of "heatiness", if you're into traditional Chinese medicine). Nope, Tiger sustained it some days back at the neighbourhood playground, where he apparently ran mouth first into one of the apparatus.

It must sting like crazy whenever he eats or drinks, but to his credit, he hasn't really shown much discomfort.

The doctor put Tiger on some antiseptic medication, and told us to stop the commonly-used Bonjela gel on him, because of its alcohol content. Problem is, Tiger doesn't take too well to the prescription; it probably stings.

The ulcer should go away in a week or so, or so the doc says. And if it doesn't? We might have to take Tiger back to the clinic, where apparently, the doctor might have to literally scrape all the "sluff" (or sediment) off the wound, to quicken the healing process.

Let's hope it doesn't come to that.