<human>: Can you condense the text into three sentences or less?

Mulder, my 6-year-old Corgi mix, had what we thought was an abscess on his toe--third digit on right paw--and was going in for a very simple lancing/draining. After the pre-anaesthesia bloodwork came back normal--which it shouldn't have, for an abscess--the vet decided to do an x ray to make sure it wasn't a broken toe healing weirdly.

What he found was a mass of bone spur, possibly related to a bone infection, which he can't treat with the facilities he has. He is referring me to Affiliated Veterinary Specialists in Maitland, FL, which, after some light internet research, I don't know if I totally trust.

I am not a terribly wealthy lady, and I am very nervous about going in to a medical consult with no knowledge of what I might be looking at, as I have had vets try to scam me into unnecessary procedures in the past. At the same time, I want to do everything for Mulder that I possibly can.  I got him as an adult through a shelter, so I have very limited medical history on him.

So I guess the
<bot>: is: has anyone has any experience with this kind of infection? Do you have any reading materials or resources you would recommend? Anything at all would be very much appreciated.