Comments on: Dr. Carol’s Top 10 List for Pet Broken Bones

By: Carols

Carols — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:41:10 +0000

Being hit by a car is the most common way for a pet to break a bone, according to Veterinary Pet Insurance of Brea, Calif., which received more than 5,000 claims for fractures in 2008.

By: Dr. Carol Osborne, DVM

Dr. Carol Osborne, DVM — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:50:58 +0000

Hi
Clean the nail bed with betadine, rinse with water, blot with alcohol than if you get 7% iodine and gently apply a very small amount with a q tip-this will toughen up the tissue and help prevent infection. I would them wrap the paw. Since this is re-occuring there might be a nail be infection-this is commonly fungal in nature and your vet can take a culture to be sure and treat accordingly. I am glad to talk. I am available at http://www.drcarol.com/Consultation-s/75.htm
Thank you
Dr Carol

By: Rachael

Rachael — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:39:45 +0000

Hi Dr Carol
While I was out of town, one of my dogs seems to have essentially ripped off a toe on his right front foot. I’m not sure what happened, or when – the person who was feeding them said she saw him limping on it on Tuesday, but she didnt know how bad it was because she couldn’t get near him. He is a rescue, and extremely skittish/anxious. He won’t let anyone except me get near him, and he even gets scared of the sound of his own nails on the hardwood floor. He’s a fairly big boy (Rott/German Shepherd/?), so people don’t try to approach him. This also makes going to the vet an ordeal because he gets extremely stressed out.
Strangely, a few months ago he had a similar injury, with his toes attached by not much more than skin. I took him to the vet then, and they cleaned and stitched it, but this time there’s not really anything there to stitch. Even the nail is totally gone. I have cleaned it and bandaged it, and made him as comfortable as possible, but I haven’t taken him to the vet because I’m not sure what more they would be able to do. I will definitely take him if it will make a difference, but I am still paying off the bill from last time and even the money for a standard visit is an issue right now. Plus I don’t like putting him through the extra stress if it can be avoided. I have some wilderness medical training, but I know I’m no doctor. What can I do for my pup?

By: Dr. Carol Osborne, DVM

Dr. Carol Osborne, DVM — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:49:56 +0000

Hi George
I would check with your vet 1st and have an xray to be sure the jaw fracture is healed
If you get a diagnosis for the ear infection, there are meds like momentamax that are great for ear infections and cover bacteria and yeast
I am glad to talk to you and am available toll free at 1 866 372 2765
Dr Carol

By: George Harris

George Harris — Sat, 30 May 2009 02:30:06 +0000

Lola was struck by a golf club swung by my 7 year old son. Lola is a 7 month old lab puppy. Her jaw was broken, not a compound fracture but cracked thru the lower jaw bone; bone to bone, no space between parts of jaw. The estimates were very high to fix. Insteadwe did what we could, she is in a mussal and an elizebethian collar. The first week we thoughtshe would die, we could get nothing into her, she was in pain. It has been 3 weeks since the accident. She eats like a horse, always wanting more food; she weighs about 40 pounds. She is full of energy. She demonstrats no pain. Now her ears are infected, bad smell and she demonstrates discomfort. I cleaned her ears with cotton hperioxide and than powder. My question is can I take off the collar at this point? She may than take off the mussel but I believe she is fairly well cured. I could keep her in her kennel. This ear issue is caused by the collar