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Good to know! Thank you, I feel better about it now!

Well he had a corn on the other toe that didn’t respond to the tendon surgery. And then I guess there was a fracture that couldn’t be fixed so they amputated. This time it’s a corn again that also didn’t respond to repeated tendon surgeries. So I’m thinking I’ll just amputate since it basically solved the problem last time.

My greyhound Tony has three toes on his left front door because we had to have a weight bearing toe amputated. Now I have to do the same thing on his other front foot with another weight bearing toe. Has anyone had a dog that had only three toes on each of their front paws? Were they able to get around ok after healing or did it cause problems walking?

I need some advice… I adopted my dog Tony about 5 years ago. Ever since I got him he’s had medical issues with his feet. Corns, limping, a toe infection, now some unexplained limping again. We go to the vet like 10 times a year. He’s had 4 surgeries on his feet and there are just problems after problems. He’ll get better for a couple of months and then something else happens. I had a thought of rehoming him today because I can’t afford all the constant medical treatment, but I could never do that. I’ll just be broke I guess. Has anyone else ever gone through this? What do I do?! I’m so overwhelmed. I don’t want any more pets after this.

They took x rays of his cervical spine too. They were normal. This was with the orthopedic surgeon and he did a full exam. He had me giving Tony carprofen first but it didn’t do anything. He thinks it’s the scar tissue. But his limping just got so bad so fast so I’m not sure.

He did have x-rays all the way up to his shoulder and nothing was found. He was thoroughly examined and had x-rays up to his shoulder and it was all normal. The surgeon did mention his neck but didn’t think that was the cause. he hasn’t done anything strenuous to cause an injury.

My dog Tony had a corn on his front right toe so I got him the tendon surgery.. where they cut the tendon to the toe to relieve pressure on it. I had it done by a board certified orthopedic surgeon who has done them before. Two months later he started limping again on that foot. I noticed quite a bit of scar tissue had formed over the incision site. The limping started off as a small limp and within a month he won’t put weight on the foot. I took him back to the surgeon and they did x-rays which were normal. Anywhere we press on the foot or leg, he doesn’t react as if it’s painful. They started him on gabapentin and gave him a steroid shot in the scar tissue. It’s been a few days and he hasn’t gotten better. Has anyone else experienced this? I don’t know what’s wrong and I think the doctor doesn’t for sure know either.

Yeah the dr said he would take the entire thing for that reason. Does your dog limp at all?

Hello all.. so my greyhound, Tony, has had a corn on one of his middle toes on the front paw. We went ahead and did the tendon surgery and he was good for a couple of months, but started limping again. I managed to remove the corn the other day, but he’s still limping and now has some kind of hard pink area on the side of the paw pad. I’ve seen two surgeons and both have said to just amputate the toe. Do dogs do ok with a middle digit amputation on the front leg? The dr said he might have a slight limp from it but it wouldn’t be from pain, just because it was a weight bearing toe. I just want him to go back to normal. I’m tired of him being in pain because of this toe.

I got 3M brand, it was $8 so definitely not cheap. I saw the gorilla tape there but thought duct tape would suffice. I guess I’ll have to get the other one.

How do you use duct tape though? I just tried it and it doesn’t even stick.

I’ve been in contact with Dr. Couto and he confirmed there is a corn. If I have to do surgery later on then fine, but I can’t afford it right now after all the money I just spent trying to clear this infection. I did join that Facebook group and for some good info. I tried duct tape just now and it doesn’t stick AT ALL. So not sure what was wrong there.

Yeah I wasn’t going to do surgery. And now I just noticed another one on his other paw, but that is kind of on the side so I don’t think it’s been bothering him. I bought one of those dental tools to try and hull it myself. I also bought some duct tape, but haven’t tried it yet. How long did you leave the tape on?

My dog has his first corn, along with an infection in that same toe that he’s been battling for weeks. He’s still limping and I really think it’s the corn. I’ve read several treatments for corns and I called one vet and got quoted $750 for removal and anesthesia. Is this a process that requires them to be asleep? I saw videos of corn hulling and the dog was awake. Does it hurt the dog? I really don’t want to do any type of surgery. I ordered some bag balm and a therapaw boot for the meantime. It’s not yet sticking out of his paw pad, the area kind of dips in. Are there any of ways to remove the corn that isn’t going to cost me almost $1000? I’ve already spent $3,000 treating whatever infection it was he had. Even if it’s like something I need to do daily I’m fine with that until I can afford a surgery if that’s the only option. How much does corn hulling usually cost? $750 sounds like a lot.

Alabama rot was mentioned, but I think by now it’s been disregarded. I really don’t think any actual testing has been done on anything specific. The only testing they did was fluid from the toe and it came back as bacteria, but didn’t say what kind. I will ask about lepto next time I speak with the doctor. We hadn’t been to the dog park in a few weeks before this happened, but he was at daycare that week.

I don’t really know if anything specific has been tested for. Just for a bacteria, which is what the doctor thinks it is. Just a bad infection. I did consult with Dr. Couto over email today and he mentioned that Tony has a corn, but doesn’t seem to think that’s the whole problem because of the fever and infection he had. I saw the vet today and he prescribed another round of Baytril antibiotics and if that doesn’t work then they will have to take the toe. But I’m still waiting on Dr. Couto to tell me what he thinks.. he’s not done looking at all the information I sent over. As far as lepto.. Tony has been vaccinated for that one. We go to this dog park and he likes to get in the dog lake so I made sure he’s been vaccinated for that. And yes there are a lot of stray cats in my neighborhood. We live in northeast Florida.

Thank you. I have heard of this doctor. I came across a website that had his name and have thought about emailing, but I wasn’t sure if he was still in practice.

Yes, he had x-rays done twice at two different vets and they didn’t see anything. The bones looked normal too, which I was worried it was cancer. What’s strange is that the swelling spread to his other limbs, so that makes me think it’s something systemic because If something was just stuck in his toe wouldn’t that be the only foot affected? I’ve looked at it all over and can’t see anything there. It must have been some kind of infection because the antibiotics did help.. but it’s not completely cured because he still can’t walk on it. So just trying to find out what causes the infection and why it’s not completely healed.

He is 7. No there’s no fluid or anything that looks like he was bitten. Just red skin. I added the pics to google drive. See if this works. Facebook wouldn’t let me copy image location. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QVJtXIGwBDtgnRfUrl3BX-x29pYKBudV/view?usp=drivesdk https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hQ1Qlqmw5x8ZsyRE73o9bjNoXdIBhBFl/view?usp=drivesdk https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jovWGHUixZgugvOOz8LvVHvyeZGOyRHN/view?usp=drivesdk https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JeYHTWdq0HwhSQCx39Ygl-_r4oLBWKMQ/view?usp=drivesdk https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GaERYYo2RYj6CcjqwyZ3VYGgfJvrHi6A/view?usp=drivesdk

My dog, Tony, has been suffering from lameness for over three weeks now in his front left paw. It all started with a slight limp that turned into a high fever, all in the span of one afternoon. Bloodwork and X-rays came back normal. Ultrasound revealed an enlarged spleen. Infection of his toe is what was suspected, as his toe was swelling up at this point. He was put on antibiotics (clavamos) and steroids (prednisone). By day 3, his entire foot was swollen and by day 4, his back foot started to swell and he had red skin on his front right leg. I took him back to the vet and they changed antibiotics and also gave him medicine for vasculitis. He was very lethargic and did not want to walk at all. In a lot of pain. Two days after the new antibiotics the swelling was almost all gone and the other limbs looked normal again. (Baytril and Doxycycline). I think they took some fluid from the toe and it came back as an infection, but I am still unclear of the results. He has another appointment tomorrow because he has finished all medications and is still limping and holding paw up to walk. Swelling is down, but toe looks raised compared to other toes and is red between the toes. Has anyone heard of anything like this?? The vet called it a “challenging case.” I tried to attach pictures, but is says the file size is too large. Added google drive pics if that works. The picture of the leg that’s all red and swollen foot is what it looked like 2 weeks ago. The other pictures are from today. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QVJtXIGwBDtgnRfUrl3BX-x29pYKBudV/view?usp=drivesdk https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hQ1Qlqmw5x8ZsyRE73o9bjNoXdIBhBFl/view?usp=drivesdk https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jovWGHUixZgugvOOz8LvVHvyeZGOyRHN/view?usp=drivesdk https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JeYHTWdq0HwhSQCx39Ygl-_r4oLBWKMQ/view?usp=drivesdk https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GaERYYo2RYj6CcjqwyZ3VYGgfJvrHi6A/view?usp=drivesdk