Good News On Hottie!!!

**borzoimom** · 11-09-2006, 10:30 AM

I am soooooooooooooo relieved! The last week, Hottie has been tripping easily- sometimes even in a walk. He has had 3 surgeries because of this puppyhood accident, and we were ( including the vets) were sooooo worried something was giving out on that growth plate, or the OCD..
Well get this one- he had a skin tag on the outside of his paw we knew was there for a while. ( a skin tag is when a paw gets rubbed on the skin level, and it folds over, making a 'seal" on the wound- but its not a mole- ).. Anyway- I had his nails done ( he is a bit bossy if a vet doesnt do it), and get this one- THEY FOUND a larger skin tag on the inside of the first toe. It would feel like a ingrown toenail so to speak, causing slight pain enough to trip him, then the rest of that leg tries to compensate.
Anyway- tomorrow he gets a local and they are going to take him off. All I have to do now is keep him on a flexi so he cant trip so really hurt himself.
I AM SOOOOOOOOOOO RELIEVED!! I have been soooooooo worried something was giving out..
Thank you all for your prayers on him. I know I have asked for alot with him on this subject. And its odd it was something sooooooo simple. No one was looking within the paws- we were allll looking at either the shoulder, or the left rear leg itsself..

**Karen** · 11-09-2006, 10:50 AM

That is good news, thanks for letting us know!

**Husky15** · 11-09-2006, 11:25 AM

That is good news! I'm so happy Hottie is fine. Thanks for telling!

**MajesticCollies** · 11-09-2006, 12:08 PM

Thats great Michelle, I will still check on some holistic alternatives to his OCD and growth plate problems for you.

**critter crazy** · 11-09-2006, 12:19 PM

Awsome Michelle!! I am so Glad that Hottie is okay!! Yeah for Hottie!!!

**borzoimom** · 11-09-2006, 12:22 PM

Thank you. The vet had suggested upping the glycoflex 3 for him but now I will have to see what he says since we know the cause of this now. I keep the bottom of their feet trimmed to reduce dirt in the house, but mostly so they dont slip. I never saw it. It was high up inside the toe.
He gets the raw diet of course ( calcium phorophus would be the egg and shell, yogurt and cottage cheese and of course the raw bone etc) then glycoflex 3 also has glucosamine and balenced phor and calcium. Those have to even as they are bonding agents with each other. ..

**borzoimom** · 11-11-2006, 06:35 AM

Hotties paw is fine. Now he has to wear a boot in the yard for 4 days so it doesnt reopen. ( which he sayd he thinks he looks stupid... lol..)

**husky_lover** · 11-12-2006, 03:55 PM

I'm glad your Hottie is doing good. I'm sure he is right about the bootie looking stupid. Just remind him that it will be gone before he knows it.

**borzoimom** · 11-12-2006, 04:03 PM

Right not he just looks at me like " I feel sooooooooo stupid with this thing on".... The skin tag ended up being deep, and its like a tiny crater in his paws on that toe. But I will say- noooooooooooo signs of tripping, so I am hoping this has been the problem for several months!