Two weeks ago, the boys were playing outside like they always do, and when they came in, nothing seemed out of the ordinary, until I noticed spots of blood all over the floor. I checked Dabney... he was fine... I went over to Jackson and was HORRIFIED to that his "thumb" paw pad had been sliced open. I scooped him up and drove him immediately to the vet (didn't even call first -- I called on the way over -- I wanted to get him there ASAP)... vet performed emergency stitches, bandaged him up, and sent us home with antibiotics. Vet said the bandage could come off after 24 hours.
We kept a close eye on it, but a few days later, the stitches were starting to come out. I took him back in, and the vet who had done the stitches actually removed all the stitches and re-bandaged him, telling me to keep him bandaged this time.
Within a few days, it was obvious that was NOT going to work... his paw pad was healing over with that big gash in it!
I took him back to the vet a THIRD time last week and asked them to re-stitch him, which they did (and his usual vet was available this time), and the area looked much better already (I think the previous vet had botched it).
Once again, I've been keeping an eye on it, re-bandaging every day... all was well, until last night when the boys were wrestling... I was horrified to see blood gushing from underneath his bandage. Through tears and with my husband's help, we carefully cleaned him up and rebandaged. The stitches are still in but obviously he tore open a little part of the wound.
I feel so sick and sad about this wound. Is it EVER going to heal??! I would take him to the vet a fourth time if I thought there was anything else they could do. The vet said if this last set of stitches didn't work they would remove the entire paw pad.
We kept a close eye on it, but a few days later, the stitches were starting to come out. I took him back in, and the vet who had done the stitches actually removed all the stitches and re-bandaged him, telling me to keep him bandaged this time.
Within a few days, it was obvious that was NOT going to work... his paw pad was healing over with that big gash in it!
I took him back to the vet a THIRD time last week and asked them to re-stitch him, which they did (and his usual vet was available this time), and the area looked much better already (I think the previous vet had botched it).
Once again, I've been keeping an eye on it, re-bandaging every day... all was well, until last night when the boys were wrestling... I was horrified to see blood gushing from underneath his bandage. Through tears and with my husband's help, we carefully cleaned him up and rebandaged. The stitches are still in but obviously he tore open a little part of the wound.
I feel so sick and sad about this wound. Is it EVER going to heal??! I would take him to the vet a fourth time if I thought there was anything else they could do. The vet said if this last set of stitches didn't work they would remove the entire paw pad.