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The Old Wyatt

The New Wyatt

Wyatt's "little paw infection" after 10 days of antibiotics

Thanks to everyone for their well wishes for Wyatt and sorry if this post is too graphic. We originally took him to the Beavercreek Banfield Vet- huge mistake... we paid $250 for the visit and the vet basically blew it off as "some kind of little infection" and said that there was nothing stuck in there. Well-I am no vet, but I do have some medical knowledge and this didn't sit well with me. I took him to a new vet for a second opinion and this man who has been practicing for over 30 years about died when he saw Wyatt's paw (which had slightly improved since his visit to Banfield) and said that he was one sick puppy. This new vet is wonderful- he is so thorough and compassionate. He has been taking excellent care of Wyatt and three visits with him, including labs/meds has been a fraction of the cost of the other vet. At the second visit with him he found golf-ball sized lymph node in Wyatt's neck. He has been closely monitoring him and trying everything to avoid surgery because the paw pad bleeds a lot, is very painful, and doesn't heal well. We have been soaking his paw twice daily and giving antibiotics three times a day (I am putting those nursing skills to use!). Finally, after 32 days of antibiotics he has improved!!!! The new vet has said all along that there is some sort of linear foreign object lodged in his paw. Now that the swelling is down, you can actually see and feel a 1.5 inch piece of something going through the pad. His hope is that his body will absorb it or push it out. Wyatt is getting back to his spunky self. We have Dr. orders to "stay on the couch and watch Animal Planet", but this vet obviously has never owned a weim! I have been sneaking short runs in and Wyatt loves it. I have felt so sorry for him- he is my first baby and I would do anything for him.