Guest cailysmummy45 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Ok Buddy our foster has a foot w/ an amputated toe on it when they amputated the toe about a week later an artery busted but that was about 3 months ago and before we had him well starting saturday buddy was limping BAD his foot that he didnt walk on shakes like crap and so i got home late tonite and when i went bed he was licking a lot at it so about 45 minutes later i got annoyed w/ his noisy licking and slurpy noises and i turned on my light and when i looked his entire foot has turned red and is swollen about almost 3 times its normal size and tomorrow we are going to call our adoption group agent who were working w/ about and see if we should take him to a vet and im trying to decide if i should stay up w/ him tonite or go to sleep and hes also not eating good (he normally eats everything in sight) and hes not drinking as much but im trying to keep him as hydrated as possible i need some advice and ill try to get sum pics later but im really tired as it is and ill probaly screw up the computer in some weird unfixable way lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greybookends Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Call your group ASAP they may have a vet they would like you to take him to but he needs to see a vet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Vet ASAP! That would be an emergency vet visit if your regular vet isn't open this morning. Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Emma0422 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Definitely vet ASAP! I'd call your group now, even if it is really late. Our foster has an amputated toe and it was swelling occasionally. We got a prescription for an anti-inflammatory and that helped. We've had a different foster in our group that had to have surgery again because there was a piece of bone stuck in his foot. Amputations can take a while to heal, but this definitely sounds like an emergency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cailysmummy45 Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 UPDATE: Buddy is doing better we took him to the vet and it found out that there was some wood in his pad (what are the chances that he steps on it w/ THAT particular foot lol) so hes on anti inflammatories and some other stuff if he gets an infection tho in his bone it will most likely be that he will get his leg amputated so please pray that that wont happen. the hard part is....trying to keep a 17 month old puppy from playing rough w/ him grrrrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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