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She's healing very well! If you decide to wrap the left stump, I'd suggest fluffing some cotton balls and wrapping them over the stump. It should provide some cushion for her so the inflammation gets a chance to go down. :)

Sorry, I took the weekend off! The wound is healing very well. I wouldn't soak it just yet -- it could risk the "scab" softening too early and coming off before it's ready. I would keep the foot wrapped for a few more days, or until the black necrotic flesh around the edge comes off (whichever...

She's looking much better! I wonder if the quick in the spur is receding somehow to redirect more blood toward the stump for healing? Either way, wiping the stump will help remove any necrotic tissue that's stuck on. When I debride with wipes, it's just a quick, gentle wipe. Usually you can...

Honestly, the bad smell is the rotting foot, not the stump itself. The Veterycin and antibiotic ointment should be enough to keep infection at bay while the stump heals over fully. Keep the stump covered, because without the foot, it's now open to bacteria around it. You do not want that...

Yeah, at this point it's just a matter of when the flesh that's holding the foot together is going to separate. There's not much to do now except wait. You can see where the necrotic flesh on the bottom has already separated from the healthy pad -- the inside of the foot just has to catch up...

I'm sorry to tell you this, but all of the black area on that foot is dead tissue. It's going to fall off. Right now it's connected by a small strip of flesh inside the foot around the bones, but once that flesh loosens, the foot is gone. The good news is that while she has the pad of that...