Romeo and his mom Sue
Member Since 2023
I have my boy Romeo who is almost 12 and has been diabetic for almost 2 years, he is on 3 units of insulin twice a day. A year ago he started limping so I took him to the vet, below are the vets notes.
Romeo is a 12-year-old diabetic DSH who has an proliferative, osteolytic mass on the proximal radius of the right front leg. Radiographs of the area were submitted to Dr. in August of 2022. His review indicated it was aggressive osseous disease of the right proximal radius. Differential diagnoses were neoplasia, osteomyelitis, fungal. A needle aspirate was done at the time which was inconclusive. Amputation was discussed, but eventually client opted not to do due to his diabetes and being a higher risk patient. On March 13th 2023, Romeo presented to me with infected open, non-healing wounds of the antebrachium which were non-responsive to Convenia injections. A culture and sensitivity was done and he had a very resistant infection with only a couple of decent antibiotic choices. Clavamox was started and continued for several weeks, but the wounds have not healed. Now he is limping more despite being on Gabapentin and his appetite is getting worse. The client and I discussed amputation again because it is really his only viable choice at this point. Being diabetic and a high-risk patient , I recommend she goes to you for the surgery and post operative monitoring.
My vet feels so bad for Romeo and said she has done everything she can at this point for him.
I have an appointment with the surgeon for a consult next week on possible amputation. I would like to hear your thoughts, I want to make sure I am doing the right thing for him, he feels better today, He has been wearing a soft cone for close to 8 weeks so he cant get to his arm. I am unable to clean his wound as it has scabbed over and it hurts him when I try to take the scab off to put medicine on it, but he is eating ok and using the litter box, and walks on it gingerly. I am just looking for some guidance and prayers wouldn't hurt. xoxo
Romeo is a 12-year-old diabetic DSH who has an proliferative, osteolytic mass on the proximal radius of the right front leg. Radiographs of the area were submitted to Dr. in August of 2022. His review indicated it was aggressive osseous disease of the right proximal radius. Differential diagnoses were neoplasia, osteomyelitis, fungal. A needle aspirate was done at the time which was inconclusive. Amputation was discussed, but eventually client opted not to do due to his diabetes and being a higher risk patient. On March 13th 2023, Romeo presented to me with infected open, non-healing wounds of the antebrachium which were non-responsive to Convenia injections. A culture and sensitivity was done and he had a very resistant infection with only a couple of decent antibiotic choices. Clavamox was started and continued for several weeks, but the wounds have not healed. Now he is limping more despite being on Gabapentin and his appetite is getting worse. The client and I discussed amputation again because it is really his only viable choice at this point. Being diabetic and a high-risk patient , I recommend she goes to you for the surgery and post operative monitoring.
My vet feels so bad for Romeo and said she has done everything she can at this point for him.
I have an appointment with the surgeon for a consult next week on possible amputation. I would like to hear your thoughts, I want to make sure I am doing the right thing for him, he feels better today, He has been wearing a soft cone for close to 8 weeks so he cant get to his arm. I am unable to clean his wound as it has scabbed over and it hurts him when I try to take the scab off to put medicine on it, but he is eating ok and using the litter box, and walks on it gingerly. I am just looking for some guidance and prayers wouldn't hurt. xoxo
