We have a dog here that became a tripawd due to an MRSA infection after surgery. His name is Bud and his human's user name is "anjl." They are in Wyoming. They had quite the wild ride with Bud during his illness and I believe I am not out of line in saying they feel Bud to be a miracle dog. The family joined this site at the same time I did and I know we were going through amputation a day apart, though Bud had been very ill for awhile. You can do a search for anjl's posts, especially the first one she started, where she introduces Bud and tells his story. She doesn't write a blog but her forum posts have been quite informative.

Shari

bjen,

Sorry but I think there may have been confusion on where to posts your links.  I deleted the new posts you started in the various topics on the forums since they were duplicates.  Click the link provided by Jerry to post your story.  Only one post here on the forums is necessary (this one).

Thanks for sharing.

So sincerely sorry to hear that your pup lost the battle to MRSA , I very much understand what heart wrenching nasty business it is!

I am pretty sure that Bud aquired his MRSA from the vet hospital. He had it in his bone and skin. It wasn't discovered until the amputation. It tested sensitivity to 4 drugs however throughout the treatmen the MRSA mutated and became resistant to 2 of them. We finally won with drug #3. He was so sick he almost was hospitalized and put on IV.

Jill Moss was also available to us during the ordeal and very helpful along with our Tripawd cheering and support squad. Awareness is a great thing! Bud's story is on both websites.

Sending heart healing wishes to you!