help please

[nadine1979]

my dog is male and is approx 2 years old, last week i notice a bump on his webbing between his toes i looked it up and looked like a intergestional cyst, not sure if i got the right spelling there and i was trying to find home remedies, many posts said to soak in salt water, then put hydrogyn peroxide on it then hemeroid cream then wrap it up which i did this has gotten better...not 100% but ive been doing this for about 1.5 weeks now and through the night and while in cage he gets dressing off and licks at it...

so last night i noticed he was not himself and didnt have much energy and didnt wanna eat, he ended up eating about 3/4 of his food...hes drinking and going to the bathroom normal, today when i got home he was not overly excited to come out of his cage and has very littler energy (not normal for him), went outside and puked, it was yellow and thick with food from yesterday in it... he looks fine everywhere does not seem to have a fever but i dont know what to do, my husband recently lost his job and im a stay at home mother and we cant afford to bring him into the vet, im heart broken and dont know what to do, anyone with experience know what this could be...o and p.s. last week my husband and i both had phnemonia and lung infections ....

so im thinking a few things could it be from licking at the stuff i was putting on his foot, did he catch what we had.....or is it something else...im worried thanks in advance for any advice

[Margot49]

I am so sorry for your loss.  At least you were able to get him Vet care and now know the cause.  

[nadine1979]

we brought him into the vet his liver and kidneys were shutting down and he was jaundice and dehydrated he had something called leptospirosis...it happened so quick last night we made the decision to end his suffering and put him to rest :(  soooohorrible RIP bear xoxoxoxoxo thanks for everyones advice

[Margot49]

Glad the foot is looking better but sounds like something might be going on and I hope it is not systemic.

If you can't afford the Vet, do you have a Vet you work with that you can possibly talk to over the phone?

[nadine1979]

yea i have been doin his foot daily and its almost all gone now and  i have looked for cuts ticks lumps anything odd and everything looks normal, he woke up this morn and peed and puked just a lil it was yellow with grass in it and hes still has no energy :(

[nadine1979]

yea i have been doin his foot daily and its almost all gone now and  i have looked for cuts ticks lumps anything odd and everything looks normal, he woke up this morn and peed and puked just a lil it was yellow with grass in it and hes still has no energy :(

[Margot49]

And hemmroid cream.

[Margot49]

Sorry for the typos.  I am on the iPad.
Should be "for abrasions but only one time"

[Margot49]

Ok, i can understand your financial issues.  Maybe Karla will see this and make some recommendations.

First off, did you try and give the area a good inspection to make sure there usn't something stuck or embedded in it?  Any sign of a cut or puncture?  I have used hydrogen peroxide for abrasions but inky one time and never on an open wound (except on myself) as it can damage tissue.  You can clean it good with soap and water and dry thoroughly (with a hair dryer, if need be). You can soak the foot in tepid Epsom salts and water, rinse well and dry.  I would not use he morbid cream!  You can use an OTC antibiotic cream. Put some gauze around it and try wrapping it with Vet wrap.  If he won't leave it alone. Put a sock over it.  I would repeat this daily.

That being said, this could be a granuloma, some type of infection, a malignant growth, etc and really should be evaluated by a Vet.  He may need antibiotics.  Perhaps your vet would let you make payments, ask a family member for a loan, etc?  I would hate to see this get worse and it could easily end up costing much more in the long run.

No, he did not catch whatever you were sick with.