deacon
minor bike philosopher
The dog my daughter rescued then dumped on me has a toe problem. It gets inflamed now and then. It also has a growth on the side of it. So I took her in to get some doggie antibiotics. Doc says we need to operate. He and my wife decide on a toe-ectomy. Amputation that is. Five hundred and fifty dollars.
He made one mistake, he put it off for almost a week. I told my wife let me work on her toe for a week. If it isn't cured or close to it you can chop off her toe. I bought a two dollar tube of tripple antibiotic cream and three pairs of infant socks.
Twice a day I greased up her toe, and put a sock, held in place with masking tape, on it. Not taped to her fur, just a loop then folded down the top of the sock like a bobby soxer. I also gave her a baby aspirin twice a day and a benedrile allergy pill at the same time. She was better in three days. It took a week for her to appear almost normal walking. She got a little rambunctious and had a one day relapse, but she is doing much better now. She appears to be back to normal. I still give her the aspirin and the allergy tab. I will for a few more days. Heck i live with pain and so does my wife. The dog is ten years old, I like the dog just fine, but five hundred and fifty bucks is a lot of money for a retired couple. Wife and I are both retired.
So what is the moral of the story... Google save me by showing me a place where I found that the antibiotic cream was safe for the dog. Also the baby aspirin and the benedryl. But always check before you self medicate your dog. Some of the people stuff will kill a dog.
He made one mistake, he put it off for almost a week. I told my wife let me work on her toe for a week. If it isn't cured or close to it you can chop off her toe. I bought a two dollar tube of tripple antibiotic cream and three pairs of infant socks.
Twice a day I greased up her toe, and put a sock, held in place with masking tape, on it. Not taped to her fur, just a loop then folded down the top of the sock like a bobby soxer. I also gave her a baby aspirin twice a day and a benedrile allergy pill at the same time. She was better in three days. It took a week for her to appear almost normal walking. She got a little rambunctious and had a one day relapse, but she is doing much better now. She appears to be back to normal. I still give her the aspirin and the allergy tab. I will for a few more days. Heck i live with pain and so does my wife. The dog is ten years old, I like the dog just fine, but five hundred and fifty bucks is a lot of money for a retired couple. Wife and I are both retired.
So what is the moral of the story... Google save me by showing me a place where I found that the antibiotic cream was safe for the dog. Also the baby aspirin and the benedryl. But always check before you self medicate your dog. Some of the people stuff will kill a dog.
