[pigsforlife]

Cross post from guinealynx

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]It is bumble foot. It has gone to the bone.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]The vet decided to take a x-ray. It showed that the top 2 digits of her middle toe are swollen and infected (dont quote me on this, this is the way I understand it). Even my untrained eye could tell that it wasnt right. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]So we have 2 options: [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1. Amputate [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]2. Leave it and manage with metacam and bactrim [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]I decided to amputate. In the end the bumble foot would only spread, she would end up loosing more of her foot and it would cost more. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]She quoted me about $200 - going on a previous patients bill. That combined with $200 from last weeks appointment, $100 from this weeks, and then next weeks. Needless to say it is getting pricey. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]I will drop her off Tuesday morning. She will have breakfast with the girls first. I will make little baggies of pellets and some vegetables for afterwards, and will take some hay along. I figure if she is kept on the diet she is currently on it will help prevent an upset tummy. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]I am very worried about how she will recover from the anesthetic, especially if she is a heart pig.[/FONT]