A mishap struck Braun again. We didn't see how it happened. Grimlock woke up this morning and then came back into the bedroom to tell me he saw dried-up blood on the floor. I sprang up from bed immediately. Blood was splattered on the wall and the floor in the living room.
We checked the girls one-by-one. Didn't spot any injury on the first round of inspection. We repeated the checks on Skoda and then Braun. When we pressed on one of Braun's claw pad, she yelped and on taking a closer look, the whole claw was gone and the hole looked a little red. Rang up the vet's clinic immediately and made an appointment. There was blood on Grimlock's shorts (hung over a chair by the window). I gave it a shake and a claw dropped out.
Dr D was on-duty. She said a whole claw had came off right from the base so it is likely the claw will not grow back again. Only the nerve muscle was left. Dr D gave Braun a Tolfedine injection and prescribed Tolfedine tablets (for anti-inflammatory), Chlorhex cleanser and Baneocin powder. She also put an Elizabethan collar around Braun's neck to prevent her from licking the wound. We're to bring her back for a review in a week's time.
Earlier in the wee hours (before we went to bed), we had caught Braun all stretched out with her front paws on the window mesh. She was looking at something outside the window (I checked and didn't see anything). I whisked her off the table. Our speculation was that she probably persisted in her "pursuit" and then her claw got stuck in the mesh and somehow the claw got yanked off - ?!? OUCH!
Braun is now very moody with the E-collar on her; she looks so listless. Thank God she is good-tempered enough to tolerate the E-collar. For her safety and speedy recovery, we'll put her in isolation in one of the rooms when we're not around. Mikki has become cautious of her, while Skoda appears emphatic (saw her walking up to Braun a few times and sniffed her on the head). Will give her wet food for dinner for the next few days - hope this will cheer her up.
Close-up of the claw. Warning: It looks a tad raw.
We checked the girls one-by-one. Didn't spot any injury on the first round of inspection. We repeated the checks on Skoda and then Braun. When we pressed on one of Braun's claw pad, she yelped and on taking a closer look, the whole claw was gone and the hole looked a little red. Rang up the vet's clinic immediately and made an appointment. There was blood on Grimlock's shorts (hung over a chair by the window). I gave it a shake and a claw dropped out.
Dr D was on-duty. She said a whole claw had came off right from the base so it is likely the claw will not grow back again. Only the nerve muscle was left. Dr D gave Braun a Tolfedine injection and prescribed Tolfedine tablets (for anti-inflammatory), Chlorhex cleanser and Baneocin powder. She also put an Elizabethan collar around Braun's neck to prevent her from licking the wound. We're to bring her back for a review in a week's time.
Earlier in the wee hours (before we went to bed), we had caught Braun all stretched out with her front paws on the window mesh. She was looking at something outside the window (I checked and didn't see anything). I whisked her off the table. Our speculation was that she probably persisted in her "pursuit" and then her claw got stuck in the mesh and somehow the claw got yanked off - ?!? OUCH!
Braun is now very moody with the E-collar on her; she looks so listless. Thank God she is good-tempered enough to tolerate the E-collar. For her safety and speedy recovery, we'll put her in isolation in one of the rooms when we're not around. Mikki has become cautious of her, while Skoda appears emphatic (saw her walking up to Braun a few times and sniffed her on the head). Will give her wet food for dinner for the next few days - hope this will cheer her up.
Close-up of the claw. Warning: It looks a tad raw.
This is the second time Braun's curiosity or persistence got the better of her (or maybe mischief?)
"I swear I've no inkling how it all happened..."
Skoda (29 Oct 2005 - 29 May 2015 ~ Dearly loved and deeply missed)
Braun (18 Mar 2006 - 11 Jun 2013 ~ Dearly loved and deeply missed)
Mikki
3 comments:
poor braun, get well soon!
Thanks. Braun is very moody, like life has been drawn out of her :( very "heart pain". And today is only Day 1 - she has to wear the cone for 1 week.
oh boy, your pics of braun really captured the 阴霾 surrounding her. i guess she's upset that she can't groom herself (she seems to be quite obsessive about grooming herself from previous post?)
mommy give braun lots of sayang?
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