Hi
Have any of you dealt with an abscess in a front foot? If so what was the treatment, did you have it lanced and flushed or did antibiotics help?
My Frenchie Giselle (with the sore hocks) has now developed an abscess in her front foot :-( Started with a nail bed infection. Had a needle aspiration and culture and sensitivity test and its staph aureus, so resistant to penicillin. She's on septrin for her hocks and had a break of about a week and the abscess formed.
My vet is reluctant (understandably) to lance and drain due to her size, the location and the fact her hocks are sore and not responding to any treatments. So we are doing another bottle of septrin and seeing.... then possibly switching to something else, although she doubts anything will get through the wall.
Anyone any experience or suggestions please?
Have any of you dealt with an abscess in a front foot? If so what was the treatment, did you have it lanced and flushed or did antibiotics help?
My Frenchie Giselle (with the sore hocks) has now developed an abscess in her front foot :-( Started with a nail bed infection. Had a needle aspiration and culture and sensitivity test and its staph aureus, so resistant to penicillin. She's on septrin for her hocks and had a break of about a week and the abscess formed.
My vet is reluctant (understandably) to lance and drain due to her size, the location and the fact her hocks are sore and not responding to any treatments. So we are doing another bottle of septrin and seeing.... then possibly switching to something else, although she doubts anything will get through the wall.
Anyone any experience or suggestions please?