Amputated toe progress

[Tyla 3,179]

My bitch had the middle out side toe off on a hind foot several months ago. Prior to that she was out of action for over 4 months with a seperate injury. I have waited until the stump is totally healed and furred over and im slowly bringing her back to fitness, lead walks leading up to bike work and lots of long ball retrieves up hill. Her feet are looking better and she is filling out a bit but she's developed a blister between the remaining toes. Its not affecting her but i dont want it to get any worse so im resting her her a few days until it heals.

 

Is there anything i can do to promote toughening of her feet? To get her fit, i think, needs road work but thats no good if it is causing damage in itself.

 

If anyone has any advice or experience on this it'd be much appreciated! Thanks

[skycat 6,174]

The work load is now being spread between the remaining toes which means that they are no longer in the same position as they were before the amputation. This is just one of the problems that can happen when a toe is taken off. All you can do is a) pad between those toes affected sticking a bit of foam between the toes with sticking plaster or try bathing in salt water daily which which will help to harden the skin, and c) keep the claws as short as possible so that their length doesn't push the toes to one side or the other.

 

I've never had a good long term result from having a toe off: had two off in the past and the dogs never ran the same again, though I know other people who've had no problem. It all depends on the dog and its type of movement and running style.

 

By the way: which toe did she have off? I've only had outside toes taken off front feet and it made the dog stand and move slightly lopsided as the toes wasn't there to help the dog stand full square, which eventually led to deformity of the remaining toes and the same sores and rubbing your'e talking about.

[Tyla 3,179]

The work load is now being spread between the remaining toes which means that they are no longer in the same position as they were before the amputation. This is just one of the problems that can happen when a toe is taken off. All you can do is a) pad between those toes affected sticking a bit of foam between the toes with sticking plaster or try bathing in salt water daily which which will help to harden the skin, and c) keep the claws as short as possible so that their length doesn't push the toes to one side or the other.

 

I've never had a good long term result from having a toe off: had two off in the past and the dogs never ran the same again, though I know other people who've had no problem. It all depends on the dog and its type of movement and running style.

 

By the way: which toe did she have off? I've only had outside toes taken off front feet and it made the dog stand and move slightly lopsided as the toes wasn't there to help the dog stand full square, which eventually led to deformity of the remaining toes and the same sores and rubbing your'e talking about.

 

Its on her rear left and its the second toe in if you count from the ouside. She had the claw removed from the third toe in at the same time to prevent it catching as it was very exposed. So far im happy with her progress, it dosent seem to affect her movement and she seems unaware of it. She even caught a rabbit a couple of days ago when being excersized with my wife, supposed to be on the lead but pulled away. Im just concerned that its not standing up to so much road work which will interfere with getting her fit. Is there anything else i should be doing?