Kipper and the foreign object

[Shaz82]

Fiona's story reminds me of a similar, but not as horrendously gruesome, case with my OH in the sole of his foot, it was a tiny piece of glass that the skin had grown around inside. No one could find anything until he had a minor op and the whole ball of skin and glass removed. Yuk!

 

[Charlie]

Poor Kipper, how is he @HAH Foreign bodies can cause all kinds of problems for dogs paws. Hattie had an abscess on her paw earlier this year due to a foreign body, maybe a pine needle or grass seed. AB's and no walks for over a week. Very painful for her as it was on top, between her toe down towards her pad. Hope you are feeling OK Kipper. xx

 

[HAH]

Thanks very much for asking @Charlie - he seems good, hopefully we’ve caught it okay. We’ve got another couple of days of AB/steroid cream, and he’s being great at us cleaning it and applying the cream (with duck strip to keep him occupied!) - but the patch has hardened up and looks a lot less puffy than it did. Poor Hattie’s paw, I can imagine on top of the paw would be painful bless her. Is she fully recovered now?

 

[Charlie]

That's good news, what a good boy Kipper is. Oh yes Hattie's paw completely healed thank you and all good but it was awful as she couldn't even put weight on it. xx

 

[Emily_Babbelhund]

I missed this thread first time around. Glad Kipper is doing better and that you had the smarts to have it checked out. I would have thought it was just a 'rub spot' and left it!

@snowbunny ...that story about the guy's foot. Ugh, ugh and ugh.

Plus...does he have the pain tolerance of a cyborg??!

 

[snowbunny]

Plus...does he have the pain tolerance of a cyborg??!

No. He really did moan about it quite a lot.

 

[SwampDonkey]

Hope kipper is better soon it looks sore XXX

 

[HAH]

I would have thought it was just a 'rub spot' and left it!

That’s exactly what I thought, I left it for weeks - it was only me showing it to OH that made us think twice!

Hope kipper is better soon it looks sore XXX

Thanks Swampy, its dried up nicely so fingers crossed there’s nothing left in there.

 

[Emily_Babbelhund]

its dried up nicely so fingers crossed there’s nothing left in there.

Glad it's gotten better so quickly.

No. He really did moan about it quite a lot.

I would do a lot more than moan if something erupted like Alien out of my foot! I hope he keeps some good drugs around the house.

 

[Stacia]

The vet was telling me similar dog-related horror stories; her brother’s spaniel was off colour for months, all sorts of weird symptoms they couldn’t work out - eventually after CT scans and xrays at Langford vet hospital in Bristol they discovered a grass seed that had travelled into a lymph node, and once he’d had an op to remove it he was fine! She said she knew someone else whose spaniel developed back problems which was tracked to a spinal abscess caused by a grass seed traveling to the spine. Both dogs were fine, but it was an expensive business. Apparently it’s one of the biggest causes of pet insurance claims. Scary beans...

Sadly my friend had a Greyhound with a foreign body somewhere in the chest area, he would be ill, vomit blood and then be ok for a few months, then it would happen again, he would be on antibiotics and steroids. About three weeks ago, we had a super walk, George seemed fine, but that night became very ill and had to be put down the next day. The object had moved. There was thought of an operation but with MRI and op would cost £14,000 and it would probably be a hopeless cause. So sad.

 

[HAH]

Sadly my friend had a Greyhound with a foreign body somewhere in the chest area, he would be ill, vomit blood and then be ok for a few months, then it would happen again, he would be on antibiotics and steroids. About three weeks ago, we had a super walk, George seemed fine, but that night became very ill and had to be put down the next day. The object had moved. There was thought of an operation but with MRI and op would cost £14,000 and it would probably be a hopeless cause. So sad.

Your poor poor friend, and George of course. That’s really brutal.

 

[Lab_adore]

Oh that is just so sad @Jelinga

 

[Cath]

Sadly my friend had a Greyhound with a foreign body somewhere in the chest area, he would be ill, vomit blood and then be ok for a few months, then it would happen again, he would be on antibiotics and steroids. About three weeks ago, we had a super walk, George seemed fine, but that night became very ill and had to be put down the next day. The object had moved. There was thought of an operation but with MRI and op would cost £14,000 and it would probably be a hopeless cause. So sad.

So sorry to read this, it is so sad

 

[Charlie]

@Jelinga that's heartbreaking, so sorry.

I was told by a vet when Hattie was quite young and had to have grass seeds removed from her paw never to underestimate the damage they cause and sometimes death. The seeds can travel to the heart and brain. Anytime I see my dogs licking their paws I worry and get to the vet. xx

 

[Stacia]

@Jelinga
I was told by a vet when Hattie was quite young and had to have grass seeds removed from her paw never to underestimate the damage they cause and sometimes death. The seeds can travel to the heart and brain. Anytime I see my dogs licking their paws I worry and get to the vet. xx

Having worked for a vet, I have seen many attempts to find grass seeds, have to operate and then try and find where they have travelled to, usually we have been successful. It is the awns which are they danger, then can only travel one way.

Thank you for your kind words about George. Sue has had bowel cancer and it had been a hard year for her, taking George out every day was he salvation, she has just had her stoma reversed, George died a week before that, she has been through a tough time. However, they now have a rescued Greyhound who she can learn to love.

 

[edzbird]

@Jelinga gosh that was awful. I didn't realise just how bad grass seeds can be.

 

[Loraseal]

Grass seeds are bad news! Hunter got a bacterial infection in his nose from one.
So pleased Kipper is recovering well. X

 

[Shaz82]

Oh no, poor George, I didn't know grass seeds could do all this, Maisy loves running in the long grass and they haven't cut it in our field for ages. Now I am worrying like mad.

 

[M.F.]

I’m so sorry for George and his family. Heartbreaking.

My sister’s dog (medium-sized mutt) got a grass seed stuck between his toes. My sister saw a hole and dug around and managed to pull out some of the grass seed. But the hole stayed open so she suspected she’d not got it out. Took dog to vet and insisted vet take a look with a scope, cos vet was sure it was out. Sure enough, more grass seed. Dog wasn’t sedated, no anaesthetic either! Just sat there and allowed all of this!! Made of strong stuff! My sister is a (non-practicing) pharmacist and has had four kids who regularly injured themselves as wild kids do, and does not wince at anything, on herself or on others. I guess her dog has inherited that from her!!

 

[Stacia]

Oh no, poor George, I didn't know grass seeds could do all this, Maisy loves running in the long grass and they haven't cut it in our field for ages. Now I am worrying like mad.

It is only the awns that do the real damage. When you get home, check between the toes and in the ears and then stroke by hand all over and see if you can feel a pointy awn. Not all grassy areas have grass with awns, so don't worry