Mooch hurt her paw tonight. She was at the window in the tube on her cat tree when my friend came up to pet her. Sometimes when she gets excited she will go out the wrong end and have to kind of stand on the edge of the bottom window part, which is only about 1/3" wide. Well tonight she slipped and fell to the floor. She's done that before so I wasn't too concerned because she just walked away.
Well a few minutes later I went to use the bathroom and I noticed bloody paw prints and found her in the tub. She hasn't let me look too close, but it looks like she may have pulled the nail (outside toe on her rear paw). By then it had mostly stopped bleeding so I left her in the tub with a bowl of water and shut her in the bathroom while we ran to the store.
We're home now and she's licking the paw some and it isn't swollen and she's acting pretty normal. (just got into DH's waste paper basket
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Does anyone have any care suggestions or tips for things I need to do? Like should I change their litter to paper (she was just in the box as I was typing this) or should I try to get a real close look at the paw? It was hard to see through the blood. It doesn't seem broken because she's walking find and there is no swelling. I did see the nail too. I would appreciate any advice or ideas right now. And Moochie would appreciate some prayers for her lil paw!
I'm thinking of putting some bedding in the tub and having her spend the night in the bathroom just so she doesn't get to rough housing it with Noodles and aggravate it.
Thanks for any help!
Well a few minutes later I went to use the bathroom and I noticed bloody paw prints and found her in the tub. She hasn't let me look too close, but it looks like she may have pulled the nail (outside toe on her rear paw). By then it had mostly stopped bleeding so I left her in the tub with a bowl of water and shut her in the bathroom while we ran to the store.
We're home now and she's licking the paw some and it isn't swollen and she's acting pretty normal. (just got into DH's waste paper basket
Does anyone have any care suggestions or tips for things I need to do? Like should I change their litter to paper (she was just in the box as I was typing this) or should I try to get a real close look at the paw? It was hard to see through the blood. It doesn't seem broken because she's walking find and there is no swelling. I did see the nail too. I would appreciate any advice or ideas right now. And Moochie would appreciate some prayers for her lil paw!
I'm thinking of putting some bedding in the tub and having her spend the night in the bathroom just so she doesn't get to rough housing it with Noodles and aggravate it.
Thanks for any help!