Joe took Buddy to the vet to have the bump between his toes examined. Turns out it is an air-filled cyst. The vet “popped” it with a syringe and cleaned it. He told Joe that some bacteria breeds gas. He also said the sooner we do the amputation, the better off Buddy will be. Buddy now has two sores on his foot and is obviously in pain.
In less than an hour after returning home, the cyst (or whatever it is?!) filled up with air again! The vet said we can pop it ourselves, but whenever I even get close to his paw, Buddy pulls away. He has even started to lick it, which is unusual — he normally leaves his paw alone. As I’ve said before, he is very stoic and seems to take the injury on the bottom of his foot in stride. This new “owie” must really hurt. We are giving him pain meds to help with the pain.
No more waiting. It’s time to schedule the surgery to amputate his leg. I would prefer the kids be gone during the day right after the surgery; while they are excellent nurses, they aren’t the quietest kids in the world! And Buddy deserves as much peace and quiet as he needs right after the procedure. I had wanted to take a family vacation around the 4th of July, but it looks like this needs to take precedence. There will be plenty of opportunities for vacations when we have a healthy dog.