Thinking her toe was better, we were shocked when we spotted blood all over the carpet last night. Her toe/toe nail was oozing/gushing blood and I was worried I would pass out. Thankfully Gino was home and he was able to sit down and really see what was happening. I on the other hand, just tried to stay calm (for Isabel’s sake) and keep my toes from facing up! I got on the phone with the receptionist at our vets office and she advised us to bring her in right way (thankfully, they weren’t closed yet!).
After Gino bandaged up her foot with what little supplies we had in our first aid kit, we headed to the vet. The vet was a bit surprised to see us back again, thinking that the toe/toe nail was healed. He poked around with it, while Daisy wiggled and licked his face (she LOVES the vet!). The vet offered some info on what might be the problem but stated he didn’t want to sedate her to really see. He’s hoping, like us, that this heals up without having to put her under and getting in there. Anyway, he mentioned it might be a sliver (maybe from when she pulled her toe nail out) that is up there causing irritation and bleeding, since the toe nail appears to be solid now (he pulled on it, Gino pulled on it, so it’s not the nail). Also he mentioned doing a biopsy on the toe (he really doesn’t want to have to do that) and seeing if maybe it’s a tumor on the toe that is just getting big, irritated, and bleeding. If that is the case then they would have to remove the toe to get the tumor.
Finally he said, “Let’s change the medication and get a stronger dosage to see if we can get this taken care of without having to do surgery, which I don’t want to do. We’ll bandage it up again, keeping it dry, and keeping her away from licking it!”
Finding comfort on Isabel’s bed this morning…pathetic!
So that is where we are with that! We are back to keeping an eye on her, so she doesn’t rip the bandage off and get to the toe. We have to keep the bandage dry, so she has to wear a “boot” whenever she goes outside and give her med’s every 12 hours for the next 20 days!