Yesterday Snowie broke his dew clew. Pretty sure it happened when he did the hooliest of hoolies when I was trying to rinse him off after a shampoo (he’s so itchy right now, poor boy—might be because of molting). I had the watering can in hand asked him to come to me on the “lawn” (not much in a drought!). He eventually sauntered over, I did a rinse and then he took off. Around and around the pool, cleared the three steps up to the patio, flew down again, over the pots, landed on some pots, careening around. I told him he’s going to hurt himself!
Sure enough, after dinner I spotted some blood on the floor. I must confess I was relieved it was his nail and not coming from his penis. He was licking and licking the nail. It was so badly broken that I felt I would have to get the vet to anesthetise it and then cut it off, it was broken so high up. Thank goodness I’ve read here about how much blood comes out of nails otherwise I would’ve been at the emergency vets in a second—he was bleeding to death, it looked that way anyway!!
We let him lick it, self soothing, must’ve been painful. But then my husband noticed even more blood, loads on our beige bedroom carpet! He’d pulled the nail clean off! (And then ate it!) Well that was a relief, no need to get it done at the vet, less traumatic! But the blood was pouring out. I used cotton pad after cotton pad to apply pressure, very bloody! Snowie was very easy about it all, just wanted to lick up all the blood! Eventually I managed to stem the flow enough to apply a dressing and micropore (or, as my husband calls it: micropaw!). Stayed that way all night, Snowie didn’t bother it.
He’s just back from his walk now and dip in the pond. So I took off the soggy dressing. And he’s back to licking it. So I’ll put on some betadine and wrap it up again.
Sure enough, after dinner I spotted some blood on the floor. I must confess I was relieved it was his nail and not coming from his penis. He was licking and licking the nail. It was so badly broken that I felt I would have to get the vet to anesthetise it and then cut it off, it was broken so high up. Thank goodness I’ve read here about how much blood comes out of nails otherwise I would’ve been at the emergency vets in a second—he was bleeding to death, it looked that way anyway!!
We let him lick it, self soothing, must’ve been painful. But then my husband noticed even more blood, loads on our beige bedroom carpet! He’d pulled the nail clean off! (And then ate it!) Well that was a relief, no need to get it done at the vet, less traumatic! But the blood was pouring out. I used cotton pad after cotton pad to apply pressure, very bloody! Snowie was very easy about it all, just wanted to lick up all the blood! Eventually I managed to stem the flow enough to apply a dressing and micropore (or, as my husband calls it: micropaw!). Stayed that way all night, Snowie didn’t bother it.
He’s just back from his walk now and dip in the pond. So I took off the soggy dressing. And he’s back to licking it. So I’ll put on some betadine and wrap it up again.
