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Lynx
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Post   » Thu Feb 14, 2008 12:13 pm


Please read the info about Nina. www.guinealynx.info/.html (I think or try antiseptic solutions). You have to be VERY careful not to have the bandage too tight. I also question this diagnosis based on a toe alone. To tell you the truth, it is usually the whole foot pad that swells. Please read Nina's story.

Your vet could be right about this though and the swelling could spread. I did not notice Nina's problems until they were severe.

I managed Nina's problems for over a year. They never completely cleared up. She died from other causes and I do not think had an infected bone.

[too many typos!!!! - Lynx]
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Mum
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Post   » Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:58 pm


I can't see the pic well, but it doesn't look like bumblefoot.

Some heart pigs have very poor circulation which causes swelling of the extremities. But this is one toe only, right? It sounds as if she may have damaged it.

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pigsforlife3

Post   » Thu Feb 14, 2008 6:51 pm


Sorry about the picture. I had my friends daughter hold her, and we put some tartan cloth over Buttercups stomach to make her foot show up better. I was later told of the macro setting on my camera, and will try to get a better picture later today when I change her bandage.

This is only the middle toe. The vet said we caught it early, and that if we hadnt other areas would swell as the bumble foot spread. She said bumble foot tends to be more common in their front feet, and the pads.

I was very careful when bandaging her foot. The vet said we had to be extremely careful with the gauze as that gets up to 2 times tighter.

I bathed her toe yesterday in warm water and betadine and some of the crust surrounding the toe came off.

I dont question the vets diagnosis. Buttercups toe was not only swollen but it also had crust around it - both symptoms of bumble foot. If she had an injury, there wouldnt be any crust.

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pigsforlife3

Post   » Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:10 pm


This is a picture of her bandaged foot after it had been on overnight (I put it on at about 7pm, and the photo was taken at about 8am the next day)

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pigsforlife3

Post   » Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:14 am


I have some fantastic pictures.

The first one is of my little girl being an absolute angel while I was taking of her bandage (In the photo I was already half way there)

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The foot:

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Today, the top part of her pad is slightly swollen - as is her right toe (the left toe in the last picture) compared to her other foot.

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pigsforlife3

Post   » Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:09 am


After I take the bandage off, I soak her foot in luke warm water with betadine.

I went to the chemist today to try and find Hibiclen (the solution recommended in the article Antiseptic Solutions). Apparently they are not making that anymore, but they had a kind in that was double the strength. I considered getting this but the bottle was way to large for what I needed (about 500mls) considering it had to be diluted down to 1 part solution, 80 parts water. Should I continue on with betadine, or are there any other brands you recommend?

Do you still think it is an injury? Or bumble foot? Anything I should be doing but am not?

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pigsforlife3

Post   » Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:00 am


Another update -

I gave Buttercup her antibiotics and pain relief and she took them wonderfully. Overall she has been somewhat quiter than normal, but everything else remains a-ok.

I do think that her foot is more swollen than yesterday. The only real difference is that there is no more crust, which came off when I soaked her foot yesterday.

I am starting to question as to whether it is Bumble Foot. It is rather queer to get it on her toe. I think I will continue with the current treatment plan - it cant hurt - and review and possibly get a x-ray next week. What do you think?

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Lynx
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Post   » Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:44 am


Good pics. Let me know if I can add some to the thread.

I wonder if your pig got a spider bite on the toe or something.

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pigsforlife3

Post   » Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:56 pm


You can add as many as you want to the thread.

A spider bite. Hmm. That is a possibility I suppose, although we only really get daddy long legs inside and they are harmless.

If it is a spider bite is there anything else I should be doing? Someone else also mentioned to me that it looks like a fresh break in her toe.

I suppose the most important question is, do I need to take her back to the vet now as a pose to next Thursday?

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Lynx
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Post   » Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:21 pm


It would improve slowly on its own if it were a bite.

I hope it is. An xray might show a break (yes, another decent possibility). A break would also heal on its own in that location, most likely.

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pigsforlife3

Post   » Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:44 am


Here is a collage which shows the picture I took yesterday (on the left) and the picture from last week (on the right). You can see the swelling has come down somewhat in the bottom area of her toe, but still remains almost as swollen in the top area and her nail.

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Lynx
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Post   » Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:43 am


I am wondering if this has been present for some time and you just noticed it. Why? Because the nail itself is wider.

p.s. I forgot to add your pics (thanks for saying okay). I'll go add them now.

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