Post by jellybean on Mar 5, 2023 16:57:48 GMT
On 7th February, my Darling wee boy Sam was Put to Sleep.
We had been back and forward to the vet 7 times in the space of a few weeks.
It is a long story, and one I still find difficult to talk about.
The vet had treated Sam for Bumblefoot, (my forum post on 19th December 2022) to try and clear this up, as cream and antibiotics hadn't worked, the vet then decided to wrap Sam's feet, both feet were wrapped, as the vet felt wrapping one foot would only make him put more pressure on the other foot to compensate.
Long story short is, the bandages left him with sores on both legs where they had rubbed the skin.
I noticed he was struggling and returned to the vet to have them checked long before they were due to be removed, that's when the vet noticed the sores.
I was told to bathe his legs night and morning, and give the meds 4 times a day.
His left foot became lame and he was turning the toes in continually, and was struggling to perch, he gradually got worse and when I took him to the vet on the 7th, the vet said that the tendons and ligaments on his right foot were gone, and the kindest thing would be to put him to sleep.
I am still finding this so hard to write, and its been almost 4 weeks now, but I'm angry at the vet, and the pain inflicted on my boy because of the bandages that were supposedly put on to help him.
I miss him every day
he was a total Mummy's boy.
I had him cremated and have his ashes.
I've been spending lots of time with Ben, but there will be no more birds, I will devote my time to Ben now, as much as I would love to have a house full of birds, I can't bear the pain when something like this happens.
These past few weeks have been so hard going, the loss, the anger, the what if's..............
We had been back and forward to the vet 7 times in the space of a few weeks.
It is a long story, and one I still find difficult to talk about.
The vet had treated Sam for Bumblefoot, (my forum post on 19th December 2022) to try and clear this up, as cream and antibiotics hadn't worked, the vet then decided to wrap Sam's feet, both feet were wrapped, as the vet felt wrapping one foot would only make him put more pressure on the other foot to compensate.
Long story short is, the bandages left him with sores on both legs where they had rubbed the skin.
I noticed he was struggling and returned to the vet to have them checked long before they were due to be removed, that's when the vet noticed the sores.
I was told to bathe his legs night and morning, and give the meds 4 times a day.
His left foot became lame and he was turning the toes in continually, and was struggling to perch, he gradually got worse and when I took him to the vet on the 7th, the vet said that the tendons and ligaments on his right foot were gone, and the kindest thing would be to put him to sleep.
I am still finding this so hard to write, and its been almost 4 weeks now, but I'm angry at the vet, and the pain inflicted on my boy because of the bandages that were supposedly put on to help him.
I miss him every day
he was a total Mummy's boy.I had him cremated and have his ashes.
I've been spending lots of time with Ben, but there will be no more birds, I will devote my time to Ben now, as much as I would love to have a house full of birds, I can't bear the pain when something like this happens.
These past few weeks have been so hard going, the loss, the anger, the what if's..............
