Hello I am new to the group. My dear Patches was a rescue who when we brought him home the poor boy had a terrible skin which is why we called him Patches with scabs and he itchy skin. Some awful human filed his teeth down to nubs the poor dear has been through so much before he came to us.

This past summer I noticed his hair has been thinning and he was drinking an awful lot and he would pee on himself a little bit. plus he was peeing in the house. Through research I thought he may have Cushings which with an ultra sound they found he does have a growth on his Adrenal gland. I started him on some natural herbal stuff called Adrenal support and he has been doing much better as far as the Cushings.

Then my world fell apart. He jumped off the bed ok maybe that doesn't seem dramatic but from that jump everything spiraled out of control. Dear Patches started to limp. I thought maybe he jammed his toe or something I put on an ice pack. I did that for a couple of days when it didn't go  away I brought him to the vet.  She wanted to see him under sedation, ok. Under sedation she had to amputate his toe, ok. There was an infection and she felt that he was bit by a spider. We finally have the infection under control but his other toes have gone necrotic and they say now the whole leg has to go. Its his front left leg.

My dear little Patch is a shih tzu they have bowed front legs. I think he is probably closer to 9.5. years old. With the Cushings he has very thin skin and obviously prone to infection. The hospital I am taking him to I have confidence in them but I am soooo scared! Patches, as my dear husband points out is already not using the leg or as little as possible because we believe it causing discomfort and he probably will do fine I am just sooo scared.

Due to scheduling his not due for the Surgery until Jan. 7th So i get to fret and scroll through these pages for comfort and education. Thanks for listening