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Any Vets here?? Mesquite thorn...
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11/11/18 03:03 AM
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Dog this morning had a mesquite thorn stick in her rear paw. I believe I was able to remove the entire thorn. Cleaned it but her paw has started to swell. We irrigated with peroxide and put some anti-microbial gel on it.
At what point should I take her in for oral antibiotics?
I'd like to wait till Monday if possible to avoid outrageous emergency vet charges on a Sunday. I obviously don't want to risk a nasty infection either.
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Re: Any Vets here?? Mesquite thorn...
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11/11/18 12:36 PM
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Update
Swelling has subsided some this morning. Still a little swollen and warm.
Still doesn't want to put weight on it.
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Re: Any Vets here?? Mesquite thorn...
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11/11/18 12:52 PM
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I think it’s pretty much normal for it to swell after those nasty things are removed. Topical antibiotics should handle it. Keep it wrapped so he doesn’t wipe it off, maybe a sock.
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Re: Any Vets here?? Mesquite thorn...
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11/11/18 12:53 PM
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My Border Collie pup had thorns in paws. Vet pulled thorns, gave prescription antibiotics 2X day for 10 days and soak feet in Epson Salts bath 2X daily for 5 minutes.
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Re: Any Vets here?? Mesquite thorn...
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11/11/18 02:26 PM
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It’ll probably look even better by tomorrow
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Re: Any Vets here?? Mesquite thorn...
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11/11/18 02:33 PM
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Yep that's what happened to my paw when we were kids. You would think we would wear shoes outside IDK. Mesquite thorns always hurt like hell for a few days and always caused swelling. I'm sure it's the same with dogs.
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Re: Any Vets here?? Mesquite thorn...
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11/11/18 11:49 PM
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Soak the paw in epson salts for a couple of days. If there is still anything there, it will fester and come out. It probably wont show up on xray, and oral antibiotics will keep it from festering.
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Re: Any Vets here?? Mesquite thorn...
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11/12/18 10:33 PM
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Few years back, mine got one in her paw...swelled up real big by Monday. Dr lanced it and cleaned it out on Monday morning...I was able to hunt her the following weekend but it came back and we had to the do the lancing again, this time on top of the paw. Keep an eye on it but they recover fast from thorns.
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Re: Any Vets here?? Mesquite thorn...
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11/13/18 12:35 AM
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+1 on Epson salts will take the swelling down.
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Re: Any Vets here?? Mesquite thorn...
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11/13/18 03:32 AM
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Mesquite thorns can cause some nasty swelling. I had one come in on emergency once that had a big swelling and even a fever. Removed the thorn, antibiotics and anti-inflammatories and she was fine in a couple days. Probably would have been whether I did anything or not lol
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Re: Any Vets here?? Mesquite thorn...
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11/13/18 07:19 PM
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Well we are heading to the vet.
Swelling was going down and she was putting weight on it yesterday but today it's has swollen back up and she's limping again.
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Re: Any Vets here?? Mesquite thorn...
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11/14/18 12:35 AM
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500mg Amoxicillin 2 times a day
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Re: Any Vets here?? Mesquite thorn...
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11/14/18 03:04 AM
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I had a Brittany that got one the vet couldn't get out. The thorn has barbs and this caused it to eventually work its way out on the top of the paw. It took a while. Crappy deal.
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Re: Any Vets here?? Mesquite thorn...
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12/14/18 06:02 PM
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Mesquite thorns can cause some nasty swelling. I had one come in on emergency once that had a big swelling and even a fever. Removed the thorn, antibiotics and anti-inflammatories and she was fine in a couple days. Probably would have been whether I did anything or not lol A good vet a great answer
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