catnapper
05-30-2012, 09:02 PM
I have no idea how this boy does it, and I've lost count on how many times this boy has declawed himself.
I usually massage his belly and paws after his nightly butt bath. We were cuddled up doing just that. He went from purring/snoring (yeah, my boy snores whilst purring) to crying out in pain. Okie dokie, lemme get a closer look. He has the shell of a nail hanging by a thread and the vein completely exposed. He will NOT let me get in to pull the remaining nail off. I did clean him and toss antibiotic down his throat.
I guess the good thing about him having done this so often is that I know what to do and we won't be piggy backing Pouncer onto Mikey's vet appointment tomorrow. I'll ask the vet her opinion as she looks at Mikey, but I'm sure her answer will be what I'm already doing (because that was her answer the previous times.) I'll also give him some pain meds for the night.
Now, just how did my lazy loner lose a nail? The first time, he fell off the balcony. The second time, he fell off the old TV. The third time, balcony again (we learned our lesson then and closed off the balcony) The fourth time was a fight with Harry -- 'twas easy to find the lost claw among white and blood-red fur. The list goes on and on as to how he did it. All were falls from high places. He just doesn't go high anymore. He's a lazy bum these days and not too adventurous. But he does fight Mystic... Mystic LOVES to torment Pouncer. I broke up a nice little fight last night, with Mystic's tail as bushy as a tail could get.
Poor boy. He's now in his favorite place, back to purring. At least he's a happy boy. A clumsy boy, but also a happy boy.
I usually massage his belly and paws after his nightly butt bath. We were cuddled up doing just that. He went from purring/snoring (yeah, my boy snores whilst purring) to crying out in pain. Okie dokie, lemme get a closer look. He has the shell of a nail hanging by a thread and the vein completely exposed. He will NOT let me get in to pull the remaining nail off. I did clean him and toss antibiotic down his throat.
I guess the good thing about him having done this so often is that I know what to do and we won't be piggy backing Pouncer onto Mikey's vet appointment tomorrow. I'll ask the vet her opinion as she looks at Mikey, but I'm sure her answer will be what I'm already doing (because that was her answer the previous times.) I'll also give him some pain meds for the night.
Now, just how did my lazy loner lose a nail? The first time, he fell off the balcony. The second time, he fell off the old TV. The third time, balcony again (we learned our lesson then and closed off the balcony) The fourth time was a fight with Harry -- 'twas easy to find the lost claw among white and blood-red fur. The list goes on and on as to how he did it. All were falls from high places. He just doesn't go high anymore. He's a lazy bum these days and not too adventurous. But he does fight Mystic... Mystic LOVES to torment Pouncer. I broke up a nice little fight last night, with Mystic's tail as bushy as a tail could get.
Poor boy. He's now in his favorite place, back to purring. At least he's a happy boy. A clumsy boy, but also a happy boy.