Mange and Severe Pododermatitis
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- Who's your Branni?
Geeezeoman. Hey its looking a bit better and smaller scab free. Thank yall for taking care of this good boy!
God, that is so terrible looking. That has to hurt like crazy to walk on with or without that scab. Poor pig.
I picked up some pain meds this weekend from my vet, so he's feeling a little bit better. I think it's also helping some with the swelling. I started wrapping his foot on Friday, so since it's wrapped, I'm able to use neosporin as he can't get to it and ingest it. The neosporin is what loosened the scab up enough to come off. Now the soaking is able to do some good.
- Lynx
- Celebrate!!!
Your pics are great (although horrifying -- I hope they will be EQUALLY horrifying to whoever prosecutes this teacher and horrifiying to the principal). I hate that this pig is going through this though. What is under the scab? Was it pus? What are you seeing? I ask because I remember Nina and how the vet tried to debride it and the toe that fell off. Vicki of JPGPR had a sow with a bad foot that was debrided and the whole foot withered away. Makes me wonder what you are seeing and if it should not be removed. I wonder if there is infection in the foot or something else is going on, the scab and infection only on the surface.
I am so, so glad this pig is in your hands. I hope he heals up.
I am so, so glad this pig is in your hands. I hope he heals up.
I think it's pus and swollen tissue - but I honestly don't know. I don't want to mess with it at all. I'm going to continue the soaks and the neosporin, but I'm not comfortable picking at it. It's painful for him, and I really don't know what I'm doing. It did bleed some when the scab came off.
I didn't take the scab off either. The neosporin and soaking loosened it up and it came off on its own.
I didn't take the scab off either. The neosporin and soaking loosened it up and it came off on its own.