MisterGrey
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Hi
My grey 'mister grey' had a veterinary emergency just over a week ago. He ripped off a talon claw and it needed cauterising and had healed well. (Obviously these things take time so not fully healed but he left it well alone etc) He's got antibiotic ointment twice daily. Basically he caught it in his rope toy and got scared as couldn't free himself so somehow managed to pull off his nail trying to free himself giving me a huge scare (thank god I work from home so noticed straight away and kept him as calm as possible after the event as he was hysterical.
Anyway here's where I'm after fellow grey owners advice...
Problem tonight is that sadly although his claw had been no problem for him he slipped whilst climbing his cage (he struggles occasionally without one of his nails) and the foot with the missing nail well he's ripped the top of skin like a graze. It's not on the tip which is a relief but it's on the top of his foot so now he's nibbling it (possibly worrying him as will be a bit traumatic for him from his recent vet visit when he lost a fair bit of blood etc and lots of vets trying to assist to stop the bleed). I've kept him calm tonight and stopped the bleed with corn starch. It's gone into a small clot. He's resting on the side of the cage at the moment feeling a bit sorry for himself. He usually is asleep now. Should I be worried leaving him til morning? My vets are closed as it's bayram holiday here but open for emergency at 9am. He stresses really easily at vet visits so don't want to have to go to a different vet who is on call tonight unless I really have to as it may get him too worked up and the stress could be detrimental. He seems to be leaving the clot alone. He's sleepy and generally sleeps through the night. I however won't, I will be keeping a very close eye as he's my world he really is. I just want to do what's best for him. I'm probably worrying over nothing as I do panic and it's a small graze, I think his whole emergency over a week ago has me terrified he will bleed how he did although this time it's not his nail vein bleeding.
I feel terrible as he had been doing so well.
He's three years old, had him since he was a baby. Never ever had any health problems with him so this is new territory.
Thanks guys.
My grey 'mister grey' had a veterinary emergency just over a week ago. He ripped off a talon claw and it needed cauterising and had healed well. (Obviously these things take time so not fully healed but he left it well alone etc) He's got antibiotic ointment twice daily. Basically he caught it in his rope toy and got scared as couldn't free himself so somehow managed to pull off his nail trying to free himself giving me a huge scare (thank god I work from home so noticed straight away and kept him as calm as possible after the event as he was hysterical.
Anyway here's where I'm after fellow grey owners advice...
Problem tonight is that sadly although his claw had been no problem for him he slipped whilst climbing his cage (he struggles occasionally without one of his nails) and the foot with the missing nail well he's ripped the top of skin like a graze. It's not on the tip which is a relief but it's on the top of his foot so now he's nibbling it (possibly worrying him as will be a bit traumatic for him from his recent vet visit when he lost a fair bit of blood etc and lots of vets trying to assist to stop the bleed). I've kept him calm tonight and stopped the bleed with corn starch. It's gone into a small clot. He's resting on the side of the cage at the moment feeling a bit sorry for himself. He usually is asleep now. Should I be worried leaving him til morning? My vets are closed as it's bayram holiday here but open for emergency at 9am. He stresses really easily at vet visits so don't want to have to go to a different vet who is on call tonight unless I really have to as it may get him too worked up and the stress could be detrimental. He seems to be leaving the clot alone. He's sleepy and generally sleeps through the night. I however won't, I will be keeping a very close eye as he's my world he really is. I just want to do what's best for him. I'm probably worrying over nothing as I do panic and it's a small graze, I think his whole emergency over a week ago has me terrified he will bleed how he did although this time it's not his nail vein bleeding.
I feel terrible as he had been doing so well.
He's three years old, had him since he was a baby. Never ever had any health problems with him so this is new territory.
Thanks guys.