Poor puppy-cat
Nov. 20th, 2007 05:15 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sailorzeoMy cat Dante had to go to the vet yesterday. Sunday night, we discovered that he'd injured his back left paw, and the two center toes seemed to be stuck together. The foot was stinky, too, so we knew he'd gotten it infected.
The vet looked at it, and said at first, it looked like he caught his claw on something and tore it. The resultant gunk glued the toes together. He took Dante to the back, and with the help of a tech, tried to separate the toes.
Well, getting a better look at him, the vet thought something deeper might be at work. So, my poor kitty had to spend several hours at the vet while they got him cleaned up and bandaged. He's now stumping around the house with a big orange clubfoot bandage. He's understandably not-happy, as he keeps trying to shake the thing off.
The vet also told us that when he got a better look at it, it looked like Dante might possibly have fractured that toe. So, he keeps the bandage on for three days, we give him liquid antibiotics til they're gone, and he goes back for a checkup next Monday. Hopefully, he won't need surgery to fix that broken claw/toe.
In summary, my cat tried to declaw himself, and it's costing us at least $150 to keep him fully clawed. :-P
Silly kitty.
The vet looked at it, and said at first, it looked like he caught his claw on something and tore it. The resultant gunk glued the toes together. He took Dante to the back, and with the help of a tech, tried to separate the toes.
Well, getting a better look at him, the vet thought something deeper might be at work. So, my poor kitty had to spend several hours at the vet while they got him cleaned up and bandaged. He's now stumping around the house with a big orange clubfoot bandage. He's understandably not-happy, as he keeps trying to shake the thing off.
The vet also told us that when he got a better look at it, it looked like Dante might possibly have fractured that toe. So, he keeps the bandage on for three days, we give him liquid antibiotics til they're gone, and he goes back for a checkup next Monday. Hopefully, he won't need surgery to fix that broken claw/toe.
In summary, my cat tried to declaw himself, and it's costing us at least $150 to keep him fully clawed. :-P
Silly kitty.
