Scooby56, I just read your story, I don't know how I missed it, it's so similar to what I have been going through recently with Jake. Ours wasn't a snakebite even though that was the first thought the vets had. It was just an infection that went septic. We also were warned he may have to have is leg amputated, thankfully it didn't come to that. Due to the extent of the necrosis of the skin and tissue we almost went for a skin graft but the surgeon wanted to hold off after she saw how well he was healing on his own. Amazingly most of his skin has grown back and the scar tissue isn't as extensive as what we thought. He is still fighting infections and we are hoping to get it all under control soon, this has been an ongoing battle since September for us.