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  1. jmac2624

    Breaking skin on amputation stump

    He's scheduled to see the vet this Saturday.
  2. jmac2624

    Breaking skin on amputation stump

    I contacted Leggings for Life and they'll be making him his own little leggings to fit over his stump! Now he'll be able to cruise around without breaking the skin. Thanks for the suggestion.
  3. jmac2624

    Breaking skin on amputation stump

    Thank you for the information.  Finances are a bit of an issue.  I put enough money away every month to amount to $1000/year, but he needs frequent vet visits and testing due to kidney failure, and he's on an expensive diet due to the kidneys, allergies, and sensitive stomach.  The $1000/year is...
  4. jmac2624

    Breaking skin on amputation stump

    Thanks.  I brought it up at my last vet visit in October.  He started walking on it last summer, but the skin was fine.  The vet mentioned surgery might not be recommended because of his age, and the fact that it's not a life threatening issue, but this was before the skin was breaking.   I was...
  5. Breaking skin on amputation stump

    Breaking skin on amputation stump

  6. jmac2624

    Breaking skin on amputation stump

    Really hoping someone has some advice for me on this.  I adopted my cat 10 years ago, he was found as a stray with a partial amputation of this back leg.  He has about half his back limb left.  It's never been an issue until the last couple months.  Now that he's aging, he's walking directly on...
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    Walter stump.jpg

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