FiveRoooooers Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Aiden had surgery in April on a toe on his right front foot, pre- and post-proc pics are here. The toe was healing and early on we decided to leave the sutures in place just in case. Unbelievably, the toe has opened and we are facing another surgery We had done xrays of the foot and couldn't appreciate any infection of the bone but I am going to have them do another set of films to see if there is any change in that regard. Recently on the big foot pad I've noticed some discoloration that is directly in line with that lateral toe. I really don't want to take the toe but this issue has been ongoing and I'm wondering if that would be the better route. I do think there is more going on. Thoughts appreciated. Quote Old Dogs are the Best Dogs. Thank you, campers. Current enrollees: Punkin. AnnIE Oooh M Angels: Pal . Segugio. Sorella (TPGIT). LadyBug. Zeke-aroni. MiMi Sizzle Pants. Gracie. Seamie . (Foster)Sweet. Andy. PaddyALVIN!Mayhem. Bosco. Bruno. Dottie B. Trevor Double-Heart. Bea. Cletus, KLTO. Aiden 1-4. Upon reflection, our lives are often referenced in parts defined by the all-too-short lives of our dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlies_Dad Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Poor Aiden and poor you! Hope it's not serious. Quote Kyle with Stewie ('Super C Ledoux, Super C Sampson x Sing It Blondie) and forever missing my three angels, Jack ('Roy Jack', Greys Flambeau x Miss Cobblepot) and Charlie ('CTR Midas Touch', Leo's Midas x Hallo Argentina) and Shelby ('Shari's Hooty', Flying Viper x Shari Carusi) running free across the bridge. Gus an coinnich sinn a'rithist my boys and little girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiveRoooooers Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 Poor Aiden and poor you! Hope it's not serious. Thanks Kyle! Quote Old Dogs are the Best Dogs. Thank you, campers. Current enrollees: Punkin. AnnIE Oooh M Angels: Pal . Segugio. Sorella (TPGIT). LadyBug. Zeke-aroni. MiMi Sizzle Pants. Gracie. Seamie . (Foster)Sweet. Andy. PaddyALVIN!Mayhem. Bosco. Bruno. Dottie B. Trevor Double-Heart. Bea. Cletus, KLTO. Aiden 1-4. Upon reflection, our lives are often referenced in parts defined by the all-too-short lives of our dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocsDoctor Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Poor Aiden! I think it can be a struggle to get toes to heal because they are so boney (especially greyhound toes!) and so mobile. Maybe a manuka honey dressing would help, I know it did for Doc though that was a rather different issue (lump on the inside of a back toe). The manuka is very good for encouraging granulation. Quote Clare with Tiger (Snapper Gar, b. 18/05/2015), and remembering Ken (Boomtown Ken, 01/05/2011-21/02/2020) and Doc (Barefoot Doctor, 20/08/2001-15/04/2015)."It is also to be noted of every species, that the handsomest of each move best ... and beasts of the most elegant form, always excel in speed; of this, the horse and greyhound are beautiful examples."----Wiliam Hogarth, The Analysis of Beauty, 1753. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racindog Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 I hate to say it but I don't think surgery is going to fix it. That looks EXACTLY like Slim's toe injuries did. He had it just like that on both front feet multiple toes. We could not amputate because there were so many toes involved. So we just had to manage it as best we could. Wearing Therapaws helped a lot but periodically the toes would tear open again. And I also put Tuff-Foot all over his feet almost every night and that helped too. We never sutured them. Just dressed and bandaged until well. Yes- you could see clear down to the bone when he would tear them open. Board certified vet told me that the ligaments/connective tissue had "shriveled up" and gone away and that there really wasn't anything holding the toe on but the skin and that there wasn't anything that could be done about it. I have heard of 1 or 2 other greyhounds experience this type of thing. Its certainly not common but it does happen. Good luck. I know how frustrating it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greysmom Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Aiden! Quote Chris - Mom to: Felicity (DeLand), and Andi (Braska Pandora) siggy by Chris Harper, on Flickr Angels: Libby (Everlast), Dorie (Dog Gone Holly), Dude (TNJ VooDoo), Copper (Kid's Copper), Cash (GSI Payncash), Toni (LPH Cry Baby), Whiskey (KT's Phys Ed), Atom, Lilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remolacha Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Poor boy, and poor you, too. I like the idea of trying a manuka honey dressing. I try to avoid amputation, but with this being a recurring thing, I think at this point I would seriously consider taking the toe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyPoopon Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 No advice, just good wishes for poor Aiden. Quote Standard Poodle Daisy (12/13) Missing Cora (RL Nevada 5/99-10/09), Piper (Cee Bar Easy 2/99-1/10), Tally (Thunder La La 9/99-3/10), Edie (Daring Reva 9/99-10/12), Dixie (Kiowa Secret Sue 11/01-1/13), Jessie (P's Real Time 11/98-3/13), token boy Graham (Zydeco Dancer 9/00-5/13), Cal (Back Already 12/99-11/13), Betsy (Back Kick Beth 11/98-12/13), Standard Poodles Minnie (1/99-1/14) + Perry (9/98-2/14), Annie (Do Marcia 9/03-10/14), Pink (Miss Pinky Baker 1/02-6/15), Poppy (Cmon Err Not 8/05-1/16), Kat (Jax Candy 5/05-5/17), Ivy (Jax Isis 10/07-7/21), Hildy (Braska Hildy 7/10-12/22), Opal (Jax Opal 7/08-4/23). Toodles (BL Toodles 7/09-4/24) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45MPHK9 Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Good luck to Aiden Quote Tricia with Kyle, our senior mutt dog Always missing Murray Maldives, Bee Wiseman, River, Hopper, Kaia, and Holly Oaks Holly“You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.“ -Bob Dylan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiveRoooooers Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 Thank you all for your support, suggestions, and good wishes. We had tried Manuka honey during one of the earliest insults and it helped to a degree but not totally. Something is going on. Thank you for keeping my good boy in your thoughts, and we will update when we know more. Quote Old Dogs are the Best Dogs. Thank you, campers. Current enrollees: Punkin. AnnIE Oooh M Angels: Pal . Segugio. Sorella (TPGIT). LadyBug. Zeke-aroni. MiMi Sizzle Pants. Gracie. Seamie . (Foster)Sweet. Andy. PaddyALVIN!Mayhem. Bosco. Bruno. Dottie B. Trevor Double-Heart. Bea. Cletus, KLTO. Aiden 1-4. Upon reflection, our lives are often referenced in parts defined by the all-too-short lives of our dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleptogrey Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 (edited) have you tried extended crate rest and minimal leash walking? tis the season, way to hot for crazy running. it looks like some of the gross slices that i have dealt with having crazy felix. he has torn and ripped his toes, pasterns, stop pads off. the last big injury was no blood- but the way he ran/jumped/landed he injured the tendon/ligament in his outer toe, the same one as aiden has. it's now spread apart from the other knuckled toes and partially flat. that took a good 5 weeks of rest to heal, metacam and lots of limping. he also managed to rip out a couple of good chunks of pad as well - all playing with the kids at sara lawrence college. Edited August 12, 2016 by cleptogrey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiveRoooooers Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 Just dropped off Aiden Thanks again everyone. Quote Old Dogs are the Best Dogs. Thank you, campers. Current enrollees: Punkin. AnnIE Oooh M Angels: Pal . Segugio. Sorella (TPGIT). LadyBug. Zeke-aroni. MiMi Sizzle Pants. Gracie. Seamie . (Foster)Sweet. Andy. PaddyALVIN!Mayhem. Bosco. Bruno. Dottie B. Trevor Double-Heart. Bea. Cletus, KLTO. Aiden 1-4. Upon reflection, our lives are often referenced in parts defined by the all-too-short lives of our dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBass Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 I'm so sorry Aiden's toe is still causing troubles and I hope this next surgery will provide healing. I well remember the long struggle to get Mo's toe healed when we started fighting her first corn--different, of course, than Aiden's issues, but the same long tedious worrisome process. Quote Lucy with Greyhound Nate and OSH Tinker. With loving memories of MoMo (FTH Chyna Moon), Spirit, Miles the slinky kitty (OSH), Piper "The Perfect" (Oneco Chaplin), Winston, Yoda, Hector, and Claire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greytpups Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 hoping for the best for Aiden Quote Jan with precious pups Emmy (Stormin J Flag) and Simon (Nitro Si) and Abbey Field. Missing my angels: Bailey Buffetbobleclair 11/11/98-17/12/09; Ben Task Rapid Wave 5/5/02-2/11/15; Brooke Glo's Destroyer 7/09/06-21/06/16 and Katie Crazykatiebug 12/11/06 -21/08/21. My blog about grief The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not get over the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again but you will never be the same. Nor should you be the same, nor would you want to. ― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickiesmom Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Just seeing this - watching for an update and hoping the news is better than expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiveRoooooers Posted August 13, 2016 Author Share Posted August 13, 2016 I'm so sorry Aiden's toe is still causing troubles and I hope this next surgery will provide healing. I well remember the long struggle to get Mo's toe healed when we started fighting her first corn--different, of course, than Aiden's issues, but the same long tedious worrisome process. Bea is my corn dog, I feel your pain there too. Thank you for your post. Aiden is home. Still loopy but managing ok and he's had a sip of water and a tiny snack. For now, he is stitched up and doing a course of Baytril. Today won't be the end of this story. Thanks again for all the good wishes, they really do help. Quote Old Dogs are the Best Dogs. Thank you, campers. Current enrollees: Punkin. AnnIE Oooh M Angels: Pal . Segugio. Sorella (TPGIT). LadyBug. Zeke-aroni. MiMi Sizzle Pants. Gracie. Seamie . (Foster)Sweet. Andy. PaddyALVIN!Mayhem. Bosco. Bruno. Dottie B. Trevor Double-Heart. Bea. Cletus, KLTO. Aiden 1-4. Upon reflection, our lives are often referenced in parts defined by the all-too-short lives of our dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banjoman Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Hope Aiden heals soon. Quote Miss "England" Carol with whippet lurcher Nutmeg & Zavvi the Chihuahua. R.I.P. Chancey (Goosetree Chance). 24.1.2009 - 14.4.2022. Bluegrass Banjoman. 25.1.2004 - 25.5.2015 and Ch. Sleepyhollow Aida. 30.9.2000 - 10.1.2014. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remolacha Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Glad it is over with! Wish this could be a final fix, maybe it will! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeylasMom Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 I'm too late chiming in, but have you tried EMT Gel at any point? I'm thinking that could be a good option if it opens again if there is no infection. Quote Jen, CPDT-KA with Zuri, lab in a greyhound suit, Violet, formerly known as Faith, Skye, the permanent puppy, Cisco, resident cat, and my baby girl Neyla, forever in my heart "The great thing about science is that you're free to disagree with it, but you'll be wrong." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenEveBaz Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Sending best get-well wishes to your good boy. Quote Ellen, with brindle Milo and the blonde ballerina, Gelsey remembering Eve, Baz, Scout, Romie, Nutmeg, and Jeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schultzlc Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 (edited) I hope that Aiden is recovering well. Give that sweet boy a smooch for me! Edited August 14, 2016 by schultzlc Quote Laura, mom to Luna (Boc's Duchess) and Nova (Atascocita Venus).Forever in my heart, Phantom (Tequila Nights) and Zippy (Iruska Monte). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliemac Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 big hugs for your pup ... and an adult beverage for you. Prayers all around since they can only help ... hoping for fast healing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiveRoooooers Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 Aiden has bounced back really well from this round. In spite of my earlier concerns I am hopeful that this second surgery may have the lasting effect we are hoping for. Thank you all for the good wishes and prayers (and adult bevs!), your support means volumes. Will keep you posted! Quote Old Dogs are the Best Dogs. Thank you, campers. Current enrollees: Punkin. AnnIE Oooh M Angels: Pal . Segugio. Sorella (TPGIT). LadyBug. Zeke-aroni. MiMi Sizzle Pants. Gracie. Seamie . (Foster)Sweet. Andy. PaddyALVIN!Mayhem. Bosco. Bruno. Dottie B. Trevor Double-Heart. Bea. Cletus, KLTO. Aiden 1-4. Upon reflection, our lives are often referenced in parts defined by the all-too-short lives of our dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramonaghan Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Good boy, Aiden! Quote Rachel with littermates Doolin and Willa, boss cat Tootie, and feline squatters Crumpet and Fezziwig. Missing gentlemen kitties Mud, Henry, and Richard and our beautiful, feisty, silly Sweep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rschultz Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 (((Aiden)))) Quote Lexie is gone but not forgotten.💜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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