| Re: Odd Behavior
UPDATE
After several good days on the Vit C, Spot started to decline again. In particular, her right hind foot became swollen, purplish and scaly. It looked like if her skin were to flake, it would bleed. So, back to the vet we went. This time we were prescribed Orabax and Prednisone. The Orbax wreaked havok on her digestive system, so we quit that. Then, she was having such a hard time with soft poops and not eating that I quit the prednisone, too.
At this point, I have her back to about where we were when we went for the second vet visit. Her digestive problems are resolved, and I've been giving her the prednisone dose every other day. She's eating well and drinking, and pooping and peeing. She has lost a few ounces through this whole ordeal, but at this point her weight is holding steady.
This foot problem seems to come and go. Some days it doesn't look purple and scaly, it's just somewhat swollen and mishapen. She is also varying degrees of lame, from hopping to limping, to walking fairly normally.
I have given her some rest in a cage by herself with towels instead of chips for bedding. Now that she's eating, she seems better off with the other girls, so I returned her to the group cage. I switched from cedar bedding (I know, bad, bad) to Carefresh.
I did shoot some pics of the odd sitting/laying position she's adopted, and of the foot itself. The second picture, trying to zone in only her feet is fairly poor, but I think it will give you an idea of what things are looking like.
At this point, any responses to the following questions would be greatly appreciated:
Has anyone seen anything that looked like this foot before?
Does it look like "bumblefoot"?
Any other suggestions of what the problem might be?
What can I do to help her regain the weight she lost?
Again, thanks so much for any input you can provide. |