Last may, I noticed an eraser size lump on my 3 year old huskies foot. The vet said he had a foot infection and perscribed drugs. The infection persisted, took dog to a different vet. 2nd vet biopsied the lump with inconclusive results. Perscribed cephalexin. infection persisted. vet perscribed steroids in combination with cephalexin. infection still persists.

I post here as a last ditch effort to save my dog's leg, as none of the vets he has seen can actually diagonis what is going on with him.

I wish I had pictures with me, even as gross as they are. what started as an eraser size pink lump, thru Bandit's incessant licking (even in a cone, leg wrapped in gauze and duct tape, he finds a way to his wound) the lump opened. additional lumps appeared. they get to be about the size of a quarter or 50 cent piece, they ooze bright green puss. A few of the lumps, after expanding and breaking open, dry up and heal - leaving a small pink mark on his leg. For each one that has healed, new ones develop. When completing the daily cleaning and rewraping of his wound, immediately upon unwrapping him, the wounds bleed.

The vet has concluded, thru biopsy, that this is not fungal or parasitic. They can not rule out cancer.

Don't want to amputate unless absolutely neccessary. If anyone has any thoughts on what this could be or an alternative drug to try, please post!

Thanks in advance for any ideas.

Im not really sure what this could be but I would like to say something about amputations. Dogs with amputations aren't like people. The dogs can do anything thing with 3 legs that they can do with 2, they don't seem to notice anything different. I even saw a dog with 2 legs one time, he was perfectly happy bouncing around with one front and one back leg. So, if they do need to amputate, no worries. Bandit will be the same, it just might take a week or so for him to learn how to balance himself out.