Dislocated toe - ouch!!

Lesley · Guru

Dislocated toe - ouch!!

greyluvver · GAL Membership Co-Ordinator

Sorry to hear about Suzie's accident. Sounds like you suffered more than she did, Lesley!

I hope it heals well and she won't need an operation. Can imagine how put out she'll feel being confined to the garden & not getting to join the other two for walks

Hugs to Suzie, from Max & Tyler

emma · Guru

Poor Suzie, they are amazing how they hurt themselves and carry on without so much as a murmour sometimes and at others howl the house down over nothing!

I hope she makes a speedy recovery and her toe stays where it is meant to be. Fingers, toes and paws crossed from Em and Chad xx

Gail · Big Cheese

They really do have a knack of hurting themselves don't they!!

Poor Suzie, hope it all heals well with no need for her to lose the toe. Neo manages perfectly well after having his amputated, but really hope it doesn't come to that for her. Fingers and toes are all crossed for her recovery.

BOWGANG · Master

Sorry to hear about your toe Suzie..hope it stays in place for you so you can go tearing around the garden again!!

Love Gambol Keera and Jamie

Laura · Master

Poor Suzie Hope her foot heals well, and there's no need for an op.

Love from Laura and Rosie x x

-- Edited by Laura at 15:22, 2006-08-27

max · Enlightened One

All the best to Suzie and lets hope her toe recovers well.

Nora

Teresa · Enlightened One

Daisy did exactly the same thing. She ran, full pelt, up the stairs and squealed when she got to our bedroom. I had a good look round her but could see nothing wrong (apparently, the toe had righted itself then).

A few weeks later it must have dislocated again as it was at right angles to the toe next to it. She was hopping occasionally but it didn't seem to hurt her to walk on it. We took her to the vet and, as the second dislocation was a long time after the original injury he couldn't put it back. It seemed to have healed in that odd position. We discussed amputation but the vet was very reluctant and rejected that idea.

Nearly two years on, it doesn't bother her at all but just looks a bit weird. The nail has to be trimmed as it's not touching the ground to be worn down. Trouble is, she HATES this. Runs a mile at the sight of the clippers and even went for Neil today when we tried to cut the nail. As this seems to have become more of a problem, we might re-investigate the amputation option.

So, it's not as bad as it would seem. Hope this helps you.

Isla · Enlightened One

Poor Suzie - get your mum to give you a pat and cuddle from us. Hope your toe heals quickly and doesn't need any further treatment.

Valerie · Guru

Poor Suzie, let's hope the bandage does the trick and keeps it in place.

Lesley · Guru

Suzie was back at the vets last night and he was pleased with her progress. More of the same for now - bound foot and on-lead garden outings only - and fingers crossed for a full recovery and no requirement for surgical intervention!!!

Gail · Big Cheese

Great news Lesley, hope all continues to go well.

Isla · Enlightened One

Fantastic news - we'll be keeping our fingers crossed for you.

keira1 · GAL Secretary

So sorry to hear about her toe.Ouch!! When Keira had her stick in the chest accident we were told 2 weeks rest but by day 4 she was jumping about & desperate to get out & about. Bit different for you as she has to make sure she keeps the toe set in place.

Kiera & Lachie send her a big dog hug.

Get Well soon.

Naomi

Isla · Enlightened One

Is there any further updates on how Suzie's toe is doing?

Lesley · Guru

Suzie is now without bandage, but we have a small, close fitting boot to put on her when she goes out - to support her foot and hold the toe in place. She will wear that, and have restricted exercise (although she can now come for gentle walks), for the next two weeks.

After that the vet said we will have to: "leave the boot off, let her off the lead, and hope for the best"!!! In other words we won't know whether the toe will stay in place until it does (or doesn't). That will be tense and I'll let you know how she gets on.

neeroz · Master

Hi Lesley

Florence has disolcated her toe (on her front foot) twice in the past aswell. (snapped numerous claws too.) She screamed like a banshee (very much a woose) and her dad had to carry her home. Vet did/said pretty much the same too. Fingers crossed, since the last time her toe has stayed in place so far. Abbey gets all the bumps and lumps noo!

Hope Suzie's toe 'stays' where its supposed.

Gail · Big Cheese

I don't envy you letting her off the lead and hoping for the best, my heart would be in my mouth the first couple of times just hoping she will be ok and i'm sure yours will be too.

Hope all goes well and she doesn't do it again.

Isla · Enlightened One

Thanks for the update Lesley. We'll be keeping paws, claws, fingers and toes crossed for her over the next few weeks.

emma · Guru

Lesley,

Fingers and Chads paws crossed. Let's hope she is ok now and won't repeat the accident love from Em and Chad xx

Lesley · Guru

Unfortunately we have a new, and unexpected, development to deal with. When Suzie's last bandage came off she had a raw bit on top of her foot which the boot she is supposed to wear makes worse by rubbing it - bloomin typical!

Nothing is ever straightforward is it.

Isla · Enlightened One

Nightmare!

Poor Suzie, she really doesn't need that after all the pain and discomfort she's already been going through.

As you say, nothing is ever easy!

Lesley · Guru

Despite our best efforts - Suzie managed to work at the small raw patch, left by her bandage, over last weekend and enlarge it. I covered it with a loose dressing, still hoping that fresh air would do the trick, but on Monday evening - in the space of about five minutes - she licked the dressing off and enlarged the raw area to at least 5 x the size it was originally. By Tuesday the previously dislocated toe was swollen and she was limping badly - back to the vet!

She has an infection in her foot which is once more dressed and bandaged, and she is on antibiotics, and she may yet lose her toe which would be such a blow when she appeared to be making a good recovery from the dislocation.

I am changing the dressing and bandage daily and we are due back at the vet tomorrow.

neeroz · Master

Poor Suzie.....fingers crossed her infection clears up with loosing her toe.

Cuuddles from the gang.

(p.s Lesley had a lovely letter from Chris on Jet's one year gotcha day. He looks totally amazing from the piccies & being adored to bits)

Isla · Enlightened One

Poor Suzie, she's not having much luck. It is so hard to keep their minds off areas like that once they decide they're going to worry at them.

We'll be keeping our fingers n paws crossed for you.

Gail · Big Cheese

It is just so hard to get them to leave things alone, wish we could make them understand it's for their own good.

Hope you get some positive news at Vet's tomorrow. Big hugs to Suzie. x

Lesley · Guru

Suzie's foot is improving, but has a persistent ulcerated area on the outside. So she is still on antibiotics and still having daily dressing changes - the troublesome area is getting smaller but only ever so slowly which is worrying.

Abbys Dad · Master

Poor Suzie, she has a bad few weeks, and poor Lesley too. It sounds quite a bad infection which may take time to get rid of, but at least there is improvement. Plenty of hugs and kisses to her from the Balloch gang.

Lindsay and Helen x

greyluvver · GAL Membership Co-Ordinator

Sorry to hear about Suzie's foot. Its hard to understand when something's sore they keep on jumping around or continue licking it to make it worse!

Fingers (or toes) crossed that it will heal up soon.

Isla · Enlightened One

Poor Suzie, it's been a bit of a marathon with her foot. We all hope that it gets better soon and wish her all the best. We'll try sending healing thoughts.