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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 545147" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>Here's the leg underneath the bandage...</p><p></p><p></p><p>It's a case of joint ill without an infected navel. Bacteria can enter through the navel or orally, and then they localize in the joint(s). In this case it ended up in the knee. No outward wound, it's totally closed, and I'm very reluctant to create a permanent opening for it to drain. Per my vet's advice I've been injecting the area every 12 hours with antibiotics and dexamethasone (ideally I'd inject it into the joint itself, but I'm not <em>that </em>skilled!). When I put the needle in this morning to inject antibiotics, fluid immediately began to drain out through the needle, so I simply "helped" it. The bandage was primarily to cover the opening a 16 gauge needle left until it healed over and secondly to keep inflammation down since I'd given the area a thorough working over this morning and I suspected there'd be a local inflammation of some sort.</p><p></p><p>Even so, it was a bit more swollen this evening than I'm comfortable with, and I gave her 2cc's of dex over the joint and 2cc's in the neck. Hope that'll take care of the inflammation.</p><p></p><p>I agree she looks pretty good - and she has normal mobility and weight-bearing on that leg - but I'm extremely apprehensive of taking her off antibiotics too soon and having a relapse. You don't want to know what I paid for her and I'd really like to keep her alive. From the consultation I had with my vet this evening, I think I'll give her another 24 hours, maybe a bit more on antibiotics, then if she still looks good Friday I'll have him inject the joint itself with glucosamine to stop any more joint damage from occurring than already has occurred. He would prefer I brought her in sooner, but I'm kinda broke right now and want to make sure I don't throw good money after bad. Ya know?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 545147, member: 852"] Here's the leg underneath the bandage... [ATTACH type="full" alt="1103jointill.jpg"]0[/ATTACH] It's a case of joint ill without an infected navel. Bacteria can enter through the navel or orally, and then they localize in the joint(s). In this case it ended up in the knee. No outward wound, it's totally closed, and I'm very reluctant to create a permanent opening for it to drain. Per my vet's advice I've been injecting the area every 12 hours with antibiotics and dexamethasone (ideally I'd inject it into the joint itself, but I'm not [i]that [/i]skilled!). When I put the needle in this morning to inject antibiotics, fluid immediately began to drain out through the needle, so I simply "helped" it. The bandage was primarily to cover the opening a 16 gauge needle left until it healed over and secondly to keep inflammation down since I'd given the area a thorough working over this morning and I suspected there'd be a local inflammation of some sort. Even so, it was a bit more swollen this evening than I'm comfortable with, and I gave her 2cc's of dex over the joint and 2cc's in the neck. Hope that'll take care of the inflammation. I agree she looks pretty good - and she has normal mobility and weight-bearing on that leg - but I'm extremely apprehensive of taking her off antibiotics too soon and having a relapse. You don't want to know what I paid for her and I'd really like to keep her alive. From the consultation I had with my vet this evening, I think I'll give her another 24 hours, maybe a bit more on antibiotics, then if she still looks good Friday I'll have him inject the joint itself with glucosamine to stop any more joint damage from occurring than already has occurred. He would prefer I brought her in sooner, but I'm kinda broke right now and want to make sure I don't throw good money after bad. Ya know? [/QUOTE]
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