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[sandyhas3chucks]

has anyone had any experience of this.

It looks like mild bumblefoot, but has no heat/redness etc, but does have black spot.

The Vet is pretty sure it is a corn,but apart from surgery if it gets worse could offer no further advice.

Omlet help needed please

Edited November 18, 2009 by Guest

[Christian]

Can only suggest tea tree oil and trying to keep it clean (good luck with that one)!?

[sandyhas3chucks]

Just found this what does anyone think?

Corns and calluses treatment using bread and vinegar - Make a poultice by crumbling a piece of bread and soaking it in 1 quarter cup of vinegar for at least half an hour. Apply this poultice to the corn or callus and hold it in place with plastic wrap. Leave this on overnight. In the morning the corn or callus should peel off. If the corn or callus is stubborn you may need to reapply the poultice the following night.

Can't hurt can it, will give it a go tomorrow. I like the idea of overnight.

tried Aloe Vera overnight and till noon. seemed to do nothing.

oh and this

6.Apple cider and tea tree oil combo ~ Following a good foot soak in very warm water and a baking soda mix, apply apple cider vinegar directly onto corn using a cotton ball, apply pressure for about 5 minutes in order to soften corn. Allow corn to air dry for a minute or so and then directly apply a cotton ball with tea tree oil. Do not rinse off. The corn should air dry and will easily fall away within a few days.

and this

10.Vinegar ~ Soak a cotton ball with vinegar and apply with a little pressure to the sore corn. If possible for 24 hours. This has actually been able to pull the corn out by it’s root, making it especially healing

I think cotton wool might be better than the bread one.

[Valkyrie]

I wonder if the bread one would be eaten - bound to peck at the wrapping? Manuka honey? Garlic? Both antiseptic qualities - might chase the offending bump away.

[Egluntyne]

I'd be happier about her eating the bread than the cottonwool tbh. Not so sure about the plastic wrap though. that would be disastrous if swallowed.

 

Is this corn causing her any bother?

[sandyhas3chucks]

well if yoyconsider limping bothering...

She's not laying down or holding it up.

I have removed her perch and replaced with chopped straw on top of the auboise....the swelling( which started after a broken toe,) is getting larger, have no idea how long the black dot is there.

Ambarrassed to say never looked at the base before as I thougt it was the toe repairing.

Am thinking tiny dot of cotton wool, and micro pore to hold in place.

Soaked for approx 10 mins and did as above with Aloe vera,m she didn't mind but seemed to make no difference. the pad is not hardened arouind it. Onl have naff photo will try & get better one on a camera!

[sandyhas3chucks]

Edited November 18, 2009 by Guest

[The Dogmother]

Looks like a swelling that has worn on the pressure point. I'd get the vet to look at it.

[sandyhas3chucks]

i did, he thought only thing might be to put pads on the other 2 toes but wasn't keen, said he could operate if it got worse.?????

[Chucky Mama]

If this has apeared after a break maybe the edges of the bone were not in particularly good alignment and have healed but in a less than perfect position. When this happens the newly healed bone can be lumpy and thickened. If this has then resulted in her gait being slightly off then she will walk on bits of skin that will be less tough resulting in little areas of wear like the scab you are seeing. It may be more awkward that painful for her to walk and providing that the swelling isn't infection which I am sure that your vet will have ruled out then it may just be a case of making sure that she doesn't rub herself raw on the base of the foot that is more fragile. Thickened bones following a fracture can improve and become more normal in time in some cases. Of course this is just me thinking out loud. Feel free to take it all with a pinch of salt

[chelsea]

Willow had something similar on her foot and the vet removed it there and then whilst we were in the surgery, she's had no problems since. I can't remember what he called it though (it wasnt a corn)...