https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/25718/sugar-glider-cellulitis-management Wondering if anyone has any suggestions on management of a sudden onset extreme swelling on hindfoot of a sugar glider. Completely lame. Distal to hock is rotated laterally, but I don&#39;t see any glaringly obvious fractures or dislocation, rads attacheden-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/178646?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 08 May 2017 21:15:29 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:db245a9b-18e5-47ac-a1b6-840b836ba59cMark Rowland<p>That doesn&#39;t look stable at all to me.</p> <p>If you are going to amputate ( a decision based on response to therapy especially wrt lameness) then Mid femur is best to avoid post operative morbidity which is more common with foot amputations.</p> <p>Ca supp is advised as well as appropriate analgesia and antibiotics etc</p> <p></p> <p>Goodluck</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/178588?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 05 May 2017 20:18:40 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:ab4c45db-6282-4f06-b6aa-d2db65b7bff8Marie Kubiak<p>The cortices look pretty lucent- metabolic bone disease is fairly common in these if not on good and supplemented diet. Could the rotation be a dystrophy/pathological fracture? I&#39;m afraid I can&#39;t make out much detail on the rads to be of any help. Can you upload a larger image if you have one?</p> <p>They are buggers for self-mutilation but analgesia is best option for control.</p> <p>Any response to enrofloxacin so far?</p> <p>I have taken toes off but not a whole foot and it would compromise mobility significantly to do so, I would try everything possible to keep the foot.</p> <p>Marie</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/178581?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 05 May 2017 15:06:29 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:a77bd0c0-be73-4d2a-80a3-dd6baba91ad8Arlo Guthrie<p>Giving this one a nudge up the list too. Anyone got any thoughts?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>