Zak - Interdigital Cyst? with photo

[suzieq]

After all zaks problems and two operations caused by the dreaded grass seeds i thought we were at last back to normal.
Should have known better
Checking his feet yesterday and have found what i think is a cyst between his toes on his right front foot
I know this is a lousy photo but my camera has packed in so had to use my phone.
Can anyone tell from this - is it a cyst? Is it likely to be caused by another grass seed
I'm bathing in epsom salts.Puting manuka honey cream on.
Do this mean another vets visit?
Don't know how this has happened, he's been on lead walks for last 3 or 4 weeks due to the previous ops




sue and zak

[ladylola]

That looks exactly like what Monty had. There is some photos of his foot somewhere on the health board.  He was operated on a week later and nothing was found in it, but a month or so later a lump appeared further up his foot. He has had this operated on ten days ago. The only trouble is it burst the night before  the op and I don't know what came out of it. The vet thinks it's probably a grass seed that has migrated from between his toes. They opened up his foot and didn't find anything so they think he may have got it himself when he burst it. It's a wait and see game to see if any more lumps appear.

[jools]

Oh, Sue....I can't believe Zak is going through this again. I have to say it, but it does look like a grass seed to me. Get him on silica as soon as possible.

I check Brams and Pop after every grass / wood walk. I have a camping headlamp I put on  and use tweezers to pull the bloo*y things out from between their toes. I must have pulled out hundreds over the past few weeks, and if you think it takes just 1 to do the damage.

Sending love and big hugs to you both 

[jools]

What's the news, Sue?

[suzieq]

Have got him on silica (again!)
There seems to be a sort of tiny brown spot at the edge of the cyst so i'm wondering if this could be a seed
Our regular vet doesn't have surgery till tomorrow afternoon so am gonna keep bathing with the epsom salts in the hope that the will come to a head and burst before then.
I've really got fingers crossed that we won't need to go cos he's been on three lots of antibiotics in the last few weeks(as well as two ops)so i'd like to avoid treatment if possible

sue and zak x

[jools]

Zak's the official COL grass seed magnet  It sounds like the brown bit could be the grass seed - give it a wee gentle squeeze when you're cleaning it and see if it pops out. TBH, if it isn't causing him bother, i wouldn't take him to the vet for another couple of days - give the silica a chance to work.

As always, keep us posted.