So Cally had her vet visit and bloodwork done yesterday. The vet left a bandage wrapped around her paw, which I didn't notice until I got home. I'm rather surprised they didn't remove it there - they did the blood work hours before I picked her up, and they knew she was feral, and that she wouldn't let me handle her, I told them as much.
Well, I hoped that she would take care of the bandage herself, or that I could get it off at some future point, not realizing how tightly it was around her paw. She was hiding all of last night in a new place where I couldn't see her well, so I didn't see her paw at all yesterday evening.
I came in today and she was sitting in her window spot. The first thing I noticed was how swollen her little paw was. I feel so awful! It must be at least three times as big as it should be, and I would expect its bigger than that.
I pinned her down with a blanket and finally got the bandage off. She ran away from me just fine using that paw, so it seems to me like she still has feeling in it, at least. She didn't run three-pawed or with a limp or anything like that.
I'm going home to check on her at lunch - I really hope there's no permanent damage done. Why did they have to leave the bandage on a feral cat that doesn't trust me at all? Now I really wish I had spent longer in there last night, maybe I would have noticed something before it got so bad.
Well, I hoped that she would take care of the bandage herself, or that I could get it off at some future point, not realizing how tightly it was around her paw. She was hiding all of last night in a new place where I couldn't see her well, so I didn't see her paw at all yesterday evening.
I came in today and she was sitting in her window spot. The first thing I noticed was how swollen her little paw was. I feel so awful! It must be at least three times as big as it should be, and I would expect its bigger than that.
I pinned her down with a blanket and finally got the bandage off. She ran away from me just fine using that paw, so it seems to me like she still has feeling in it, at least. She didn't run three-pawed or with a limp or anything like that.
I'm going home to check on her at lunch - I really hope there's no permanent damage done. Why did they have to leave the bandage on a feral cat that doesn't trust me at all? Now I really wish I had spent longer in there last night, maybe I would have noticed something before it got so bad.