Abscess on dog paw

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Today I noticed my dog licking her paw endlessly, and when I examined it, I found a hard, red lump about the size of a large pea, located at the base of her dew claw. She doesn't act like it hurts, because she let me touch it. She doesn't limp at all, and is acting like her normal self in every way. If it wasn't for her licking the lump, I would not have even suspected anything was wrong with her. [IMG]http://i40.tinypic.com/8y7zo1.

He has been quite calm and cuddly as usual - even letting me pet his injured paw (on top). Today, however, we can see that the paw is very swollen. He is still very calm (does not seem traumatized or too skittish), but definitely careful about his injured paw. My husband was able to look a little closer a few minutes ago and did find a tiny bit of crusted blood around the "pad" of his paw. We still can't really see any scratches or anything.

He was paralyzing slowly in crucial pain, especially partial paralyses on his rear paws but still has sensation. I took him to other hospital and they told me he needs surgery. The test and surgery cost around $4700, which I couldn’t afford it. I looked for, called and wrote to different pets organizations, asking for financial aid. No one replied.

First she has managed to chew a sore on the pad of her right front paw so she is not walking on that foot. I have put neosporin on it and cleaned the spot. I thought maybe at first it was because she was so covered in flees but I have bathed her and placed Frontline one spot treatment on her. I don't think she injured it any other way since her favorite past time is to lay on my couch with me.

It's causing her front left leg to bow out from her body, even causing her to walk with her front left paw turned inward. This just began approximately 3 weeks ago, the area is increasingly getting larger. She is very over weight but has never experienced anything like this before. Can anyone provide any input that may help me to understand what's going on with her? A trip to the vet is not financially possible at this time.

Another strange, to my experience for dogs, aspect of this dog is he get tired of a food and just refuses to eat it any more. We had used chicken broth to get him to eat the same-o-same-o and it worked, but now nothing chicken, seems chicken and beef are two (in most dog foods) protein sources that some dogs are allergic too - go figure. Wilson is estimated to be going on 9 years old. He had not been neutered when he was picked up, the rescue person had him neutered.

Since your vet did a very thorough workup, my guess is this is a frustrated dog dreaming out loud. I had a dog very like yours who started howling in her sleep around the same age. Very scary stuff there! As it turned out, she needed proper exercise outside her own territory. Once I started a daily walking program, she calmed right down and we all slept in silence again. If you already walk your dog daily, you may need to add an extra one. Can't hurt - might help!

Great site! I am very concerned -- I have a 16 year old Shih Tzu. Just out of the blue I noticed a large FIRM lump underneath his jaw on the left side. Also there is a lot of swelling (softer) & bruising under the center of his chin. The rest of the neck *seems like* it is hot to the touch. He is paper trained & occasionally he steps in his poop, but we are careful about cleaning off his paws. Wasn't sure if he got an infection after scratching his neck.

i just noticed the right side of my moms dogs face is a little swollen.

To Whom It May Concern: I'm hoping there may be something I can do to help my dog. He has been consistantly rubbing and scratching the right side of his face for months. He rubs it in the grass and on the floor. He scratches it fairly hard throughout the day with his paw. It now looks like he may have a black eye which may have been caused by the scratching. We've examined every part of his outer side of face and inside of his mouth for a bump, scratch, or anything!

These can cause serious problems fairly quickly, including blindness and in severe cases, death. In most cases, dogs with retrobulbar abscesses are really pained by having their mouths opened -- some dogs refuse to allow this and others just scream when someone attempts to open the mouth beyond a certain point. Our dog had a retrobulbar tumor and had similar signs -- but she would open her mouth part way before it hurt.

i'm in Ohio and thank God not in an area where my dogs r xposed to ticks!if he gets ill u'll know he has Lymes but paws crossed this doesn't happen!

I live in Australia, and have just recently taken my pregnant cat to the vet, because she got in a fight and had her paw bit which resulted in an abscess. I'm not quite sure of the exchange rate so I'll just do Aussie dollars. 1. $18.50 for antibiotic shot 2. Quoted $190 for neutering her (an extra $40 if she is pregnant - hubby and I are waiting until the unborn kittens have left home) 3. Don't believe in declawing. 4. None of my fur kids have had surgeries. 5.

Surgical removal of the abscess as a whole is required. The abscess capsule needs to be removed as well. Once the abscess has been removed, the inciting tooth needs to be extracted, even if it is still firmly attached. Ideally the wound should be left open and filled with antibiotics. Common treatments of the open wound include antibiotic beads, antibiotic swabs/sponges, gels, ointments and manuka honey.

I noticed a very large, engorged deer tick today on my dog's neck. I'm guessing she got that on that long hike she took with my brother a week or so ago out in the hills(same time she really hurt her poor paw). It's too large for me to remove on my own(don't feel comfortable pulling it out because it's so big), so I'm taking her in tomorrow to get it removed.

Not one of them ever destroyed furniture as long as they were shown an acceptable alternative (a scratching post) and none of them ever scratched people except in self defense. Cats are really no different from people and dogs. They need to be trained in acceptable behavior. That requires patience and consistency, whether that is staying off the kitchen counters or not scratching the furniture.

All cats, regardless of the status of their paws, will bite! A normal cat bites even with its claws. Trust me, this is what's happening to you. He doesn't have claws, so what you feel the most is the teeth. All cats bite when playing, declawed or not. It is up to you to control this behavior. Spray him with water next time he bites ya. This method works almost all the time and it is harmless. I use it on my cat when he is at the door begging to go outside.

MY cat has had this for some time because I was not able to get her treated properly due to a misdiagnosis of it being a skin infection when in fact it was skin cancer all along. It is very discouraging when some of these vets misdiagnose your pet.

Possible causes include retinal detachment, liver insufficiency, or glaucoma. Abdominal Problems - pawing at abdomen, adoption of a "praying" position, or laying on the ground with legs tucked underneath the body, resentment of abdominal manipulation. Possible causes are abdominal bleeding, organ rupture, or inflammation of the abdominal wall lining.

Last week I nearly lost one of my dogs to very bad gastritis. I'm barely sleeping and eating - sorry if I'm rambling but it's just been a two week nightmare. And is it ok for her to get an appetite stimulant? The first time she was so hungry she cried but could not eat, the second time was in the hospital and it didn't make her eat at all. I value the advice of people who are OCD about the animals above vet advice, unless there is a specific diagnosis no-one knows about.

Normally she breaks out on the paw area (same paw), but her paw seems to be kinda okay so far. Trips to the vet resulted in giving her steroids, but she was having outbreaks like every three months until I switched her food up after her last outbreak in December of 2001. I am grateful she hasn't had an outbreak since then, but the lesion seems to be back today. I also apply virgin coconut oil to the affected area, and that seems to help.

My cat had a very smal external tumor on her fore front paw. As soon as I discovered it, I made an appointment and had it removed; the biospy showed grade 2 fibrous sarcoma. She is in basically good health, eats, runs, clear eyes, good coat so I'm thinking rather than putting her through Chemo and radiation at this stage of her life (she's 15), I'm opting for weekly injectiions of acemannin along with supportive supplements. doe anyone have any feed back on this type of treatment?

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