Lucky Kirsch
Lucky Kirsch is a 9yr old female/spayed Jack Russell Terrier that was presented on November 16th for Dr. Grosser to check her toe. Lucky had been bitten by another dog in the foot. The owner had wrapped the bite wound but Lucky removed the wrap and was licking her foot. The toe was nearly bitten off resulting in a fracture of the 2nd bone on the outside toe of the left front foot. The toe was attached only by skin and tendons.
Lucky had surgery the next day and Dr. Grosser repaired the toe. Lucky was sent home with her foot bandaged and instructions to have the bandage removed in 48hrs and the foot rechecked. She was sent home on Metacam for pain and inflammation and Simplicef as her antibiotic. Upon the 48hr recheck the toe was healing well and we rebandaged the foot. Lucky did not tolerate her e-collar well and would chew off the bandage and lick her surgical sight. We changed her antibiotic to Baytril and stressed that Lucky keep her e-collar on at all times. The toe continues to heal and she does have use of it again. but has devoloped a secondary moist dermatitis from licking.
Email
Permalink
