[Lovetodream88]

Callie's dew claw has been swollen and red for over a month probably closer to 2 months. Vet put her on a pretty strong antibiotic and I was told to soak it every day in Epsom salt for two weeks we did that and it looked the same if not a little worse so back to the vet we went she they gave us an oral anti fungal medicine and then stuff I was supposed to rub into her dew claw then soak it in warm water and rub the dew claw when it was in the water she said if this worked to continue it for a full month but if there was no change in two weeks we needed to come back and x-rays needed to be done. Well it is not any better after the anti fungal meds for one day the redness seemed to go away but its back and still looks the same. She goes in to be groomed Thursday and we get this done at the vets office so the vet is going to look at it on Thursday sense we will be there. I am thinking that it is going to have to be removed because I am not sure what else there is to try. If they have to remove it I know its surgery and she will have to be put under anesthesia but is it going to be hurting her when she wakes up? Is it a dangerous surgery? Do I get the other front dew claw removed also? Any opinions or information about this would be greatly appreciated. Callie had gotten this dew claw stuck 2 or 3 years ago and it pulled the nail off where the nerve and vein where exposed so they had to sedate her to cut them back and cauterize it so this dew claw is about half as thick as her other one. I just really hate dew claws right now and am tired of them causing her pain.