Guest hvacman250 Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 My former foster, Edie, started limping last week. I went to check her out and she had a cut on her big pad (rear left leg) It was a tiny cut, so I put EMT gel on it and bandaged it up. After a couple days of limping, her mom took her to the vet. Xrays showed tiny "things" in her pad. So...they put her to sleep, hoping to get them out. The one cut I saw they dug around in, but found nothing. Next course of action is to go to the specialists and use ultrasound to exactly pinpoint them and remove them. WHAT in the world could be in her pad? It showed up on xray, and is causing her enough pain to not put pressure on her leg, but geez. What could have penetrated her pad and gone deep enough to not be able to easily remove. I dont know for sure, but maybe its like 4-5 places on xray. They did suggest soaking in Epson salt hoping it would migrate to the surface. I am baffled to say the least as to what it is. Vet said it shouldnt be bone chips because its too far away from the bone. Any thoughts or past experiences we can relay to the vet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaGreys Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 (edited) Epsom salt soak is a good idea, that could bring it to the surface. Could it be fine pieces of glass? Or what about fine little thorns from outdoors? Edited July 21, 2009 by cbudshome Quote Missing my little Misty who took a huge piece of my heart with her on 5/2/09, and Ekko, on 6/28/12 For the sick, the lost, and the homeless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFullHouse Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Could be wood splinters, stickers or such from rose bushes or something like that. Could be a number of thing. I'd definitely do the soaks and see if it helps. Quote Judy, mom to Darth Vader, Bandita, And Angel Forever in our hearts, DeeYoGee, Dani, Emmy, Andy, Heart, Saint, Valentino, Arrow, Gee, Bebe, Jilly Bean, Bullitt, Pistol, Junior, Sammie, Joey, Gizmo, Do Bee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hvacman250 Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Ok, I just called her to refresh my memory. She said thee were two bigger "things", one near the top of the pad and one near the surface. Several other smaller "things" showed up too. Vet said glass wouldnt have shown up on xray, but I dont know. I believe she has soaked for 3 nights and no change. When this started, Edie went to bed fine. Woke up limping and her mom discovered a cut on her pad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahicks51 Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Glass and wood wouldn't show up on an X-ray; some of the explosives chemists I have known used leaded glass for their work so the pieces could be found and removed if there was an accident in the lab. It's hard to say what they could be if not metal. Quote Coco (Maze Cocodrillo) Minerva (Kid's Snipper) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest myIrishlass Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Not tiny pebbles? I had a foster whose pads were sensitive and soft so that I needed booties for her so that the pebbles wouldn't stick in her pads. The skin even started to grow over one pebble pretty quickly and attempts to remove it made it go in deeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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