RossM 8,119 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 My mates whippet had what appeared to be a bramble scratch on the inside of his back leg, no bigger than his pinky nail. By tea time it was slightly bigger and the next morning it covered most of the inside of his leg, he was trying to keep it clean and the skin was just coming away in his hand so it was off to the vet, turns out he'd picked up a flesh eating bug and was extremely lucky to have caught it in time and extremely unlucky to have picked it up, does anyone know how common is this? As I've only saw it once before a few years back again it was a whippet (coincidence?) again a back leg (coincidence?) but this one wasn't so lucky and had to have the leg removed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevj 433 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Don't know about dogs mate but I got it in my thumb last year and was lucky my gp was on the ball,straight the ozzy, luckily they got the right antibiotics in me and cut the dead flesh out and it stopped it spreading. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DOVEY182009 12 Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 My nephew caught same thing think it's called necratising facyitis (spelling) if not caught and treated early its life threatening. He had to have multiple ops to save his life and I imagine dogs will be able to catch it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Squirrel_Basher 17,100 Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Is this not the what is refered to as soil born tb ,differet from bovine tb .if it is its a real b*****d to shift .Had a terrier with it on its head . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beastmaster1980 40 Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Alabama rot?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RossM 8,119 Posted January 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 The little fella has been in the vet for a few days, lost 2kg, not eating & has kidney failure, 50/50 chance of survival, vet reckons that it's been an underlying kidney issue since birth and that the anaesthetic triggered something. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RossM 8,119 Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Dog had to be PTS today, for the best as he was starting to suffer. RIP boab. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tank34 2,344 Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Rip boab Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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