Gucky (my 2-year-old female Welsh Harlequin) injured her foot somehow and I'm still trying to figure out what happened. I noticed that she was limping and that it was swollen, and decided to keep her penned up for a few days. The swelling went down and she seemed to be doing fine so I let her out.
Well, today I noticed that she couldn't walk on her foot at all and that it was very swollen and discolored. I don't think it's bumble foot or see any obvious signs of a brake. It is the same foot that she had surgery on about a year ago. She dislocated her toe joint and it popped through the bottom of the foot so our vet had to cut the dead bone. It healed up nicely and scar tissue replaced her missing joint. She was able to walk normally again and there were no problems until now.
I have her contained and have been soaking her foot in Epsom Salt. I just don't know if she broke it, re-injured it somehow or if there's any infection involved. Any ideas?
@casportpony @Miss Lydia @Amiga @sourland
Well, today I noticed that she couldn't walk on her foot at all and that it was very swollen and discolored. I don't think it's bumble foot or see any obvious signs of a brake. It is the same foot that she had surgery on about a year ago. She dislocated her toe joint and it popped through the bottom of the foot so our vet had to cut the dead bone. It healed up nicely and scar tissue replaced her missing joint. She was able to walk normally again and there were no problems until now.
I have her contained and have been soaking her foot in Epsom Salt. I just don't know if she broke it, re-injured it somehow or if there's any infection involved. Any ideas?
@casportpony @Miss Lydia @Amiga @sourland
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I'm worried that her foot is dying because it's turning black and it's unresponsive. Have you ever seen that before?
