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Hi!
I could use some vet advice as many of the clinics near me are closed due to the snow storm. I am shocked and dismayed that my vet, who we've trusted for nearly 10 years and a very skilled surgeon at that, gave us some poor advice, worsening our girl Squizzle's condition. Her left hind leg was amputated due to a large aggressive cluster of tumors last Wednesday. A fairly big seroma
developed Sunday. Since her seroma
grew and ruptured on its own Tuesday night, we had used peroxide daily to clean the wound (as I was even instructed to do that to myself after a C-section complication), so I didn't think to question it until yesterday evening (Wednesday) where we noticed a foul smell coming from Squiz. A few spots seemed to get thin and almost "wet scab" looking. One opened completely to the size of a lima bean and drained last night, so now there is a big, gaping hole that seems fairly deep
. There is also dark skin surrounding the opening/potential additional openings. I have taken a picture and submitted it to our vet who suggested repeating the surgery...which we can not in any way afford. I will post here once this comment is approved. I'll do anything I can to save Squiz. Is there anything that can be done aside from additional surgery? She is on antibiotics and prednisone. Is there anything holistic I can give her for pain?
Thank you so very much!
Lauren
Luren, maybe you could post that picture here also...may help her assess the situation. I know you've seen the responses to your other posts, so hang in there, okay? It is good that it's drained.
((((((((((((((Hugs)))))))))))))
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
I am not sure why your dog is on pred since in general it delays tissue healing. Was she on it for a pre-existing condition? I will see if I can find the photo elsewhere....
Pam
Not a vet - only an experienced momma. seroma is "normal", and dark bruising also is normal. Foul smell isn't. My dog had a lot of seroma , and it is scary. Some of the stitches got gooey, and one or two actually ruptured. We cleaned the amp site twice a day, disinfected with clorexidin and kept a bandage on and a t-shirt. He was also on: Tramadol for pain and a strong antibiotic for at least one week. No prednisone.
Hope Squiz is feeling better.
Daniela & Johnnie
Our awesome Golden Boy was diagnosed for OSA in April 2014 in the proximal humerus, front-leg amp on 05/20/2014. Finished chemo (Carbo6) on 07/10/2014. Ongoing treatment: acupuncture + K-9 Immunity Plus ( 3chews) and home-cooked no-grain diet. Stopped Apocaps because of liver issues. Liver issues: controlling altered enzymes with SAM-e and Milk Thistle. October 17: started having seizures. Taking fenobarbital for seizures. April 18: started prednisone.
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