Caesar & Julia's mom
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| 12/13/2007 9:23 PM |
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Caesar and Julia were playing earlier this afternoon and seems as if Caesar got one of his left front paw nails cut on the carpet, I guess because I didn't see it happen...I was holding him and noticed blood on my pants (lap) and looked both dogs over carefully! I finally saw where the blood was coming from and washed it off and thought he was fine, just needed a nail trim tomorrow (which is another story in itself!!! ) Well just now, the pups were playing again and Julia stepped on Caesar's hurt paw and he yelped!!! Then it started to bleed again! He keeps holding it up and not putting any pressure on it... I am calling the vet in the morning!! What do you think he can do for Caesar?? Medicine? Anything like this happen to one of your ratties?? My poor baby!! |
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Diane~ loved by Caesar and Julia
"Don't count the days, make the days count..."
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Apollo's Mommy
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tauney4
Pack Leader
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| 12/13/2007 9:32 PM |
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| try putting some flour,corn starch on it. it will stop the bleeding! i hope he is ok. or put some neosporin on it! either way call the vet! |
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Jules
Firehouse Big Dog
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| 12/13/2007 11:31 PM |
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| Oh no! Ralph ripped his nail off one time I was freaking out. I took it him to my dad and he cut the nail off for me and it grew back fine. I hope your vet trip goes well tomorrow. |
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Caesar & Julia's mom
Alpha Feist
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| 12/13/2007 11:46 PM |
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Oooohhh, that sounds painful!!! I just don't want it to get infected or anything!! I love my vet, hope that Caesar doesn't have to get his nail cut off.... I will let you guys know tomorrow how it goes! |
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Diane~ loved by Caesar and Julia
"Don't count the days, make the days count..."
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Jules
Firehouse Big Dog
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| 12/13/2007 11:47 PM |
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| Do you have peroxide in the house? If you do I would clean it out with peroxide. |
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Caesar & Julia's mom
Alpha Feist
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| 12/13/2007 11:50 PM |
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Oh, I do! ok thanks!! |
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Diane~ loved by Caesar and Julia
"Don't count the days, make the days count..."
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Jules
Firehouse Big Dog
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| 12/13/2007 11:56 PM |
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| No problem! Good luck. |
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BonitaKaz
Bratty Ratty
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| 12/14/2007 7:35 AM |
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| NIbbler ripped his nail off once and it hurt him big time, I put perioxide on it to clean it off first, and I held a clean towel to it until it stopped bleeding. After that I put neosporin on it when he was sleeping so he woudln't lick it off and it grew back completely a few months later. |
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*Bonita* Mom to Nibbler & Laika! |
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swatson6
Attention Starved
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| 12/14/2007 9:37 AM |
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| Jack has bad nails that are yet again falling off. Last night he was bleeding everywhere after he got playing with Jeter. I may have to get that one taken off too. It will heal and grow back if he just ripped it off. Styptic powder will stop the bleeding if its bad bot if you can just hold a little pressure on the foot for a few minutes it usually stops on its own. Keep us posted! |
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Sarah
Mom to Jack, Jeter and foster mom to Teagan
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buttonbutt
Newbie
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| 12/14/2007 11:44 AM |
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| Pool Caesar. Hope it's better soon. |
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kimrose
Feisty
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dbleblanc
Bratty Ratty
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| 12/14/2007 1:23 PM |
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| How is he today? Did you call the vet? |
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Donna (mommy to Kasey & Molly) |
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rattagan's mom
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| 12/14/2007 1:28 PM |
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| oowwwyyy! Poor baby, I hope everything goes well with the vet. Ratty has never torn a nail that bad but I have. Peroxide for cleaning, I use Tattoo Goo for Ratty's sore places, it is all herbal and if he licks it, it doesn't hurt him. Some tattoo shops carry it or you can go to tattoogoo.com |
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Janie,
Ratty,Cameo,Cutter and Nala Belle's Mom
Show your furbaby how much you love them brush their teeth today! It saves them pain "tomorrow." Janie L. |
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Caesar & Julia's mom
Alpha Feist
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| 12/14/2007 3:40 PM |
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| Called the vet...he said to put peroxide on it (like Jules told me last night) and keep it clean. He asked how Caesar was walking on it...and he seems just fine!! Thank goodness! The vet told me that this is not uncommon but if Caesar is limping on it over the weekend to bring him in on Monday. SO far Caeasar is playing like normal and the nail doesn't seem to be bothering him. I'll just keep cleanig it with peroxide and keep an eye on him! Thank you! |
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Diane~ loved by Caesar and Julia
"Don't count the days, make the days count..."
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Apollo's Mommy
Feisty
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| 12/14/2007 8:02 PM |
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| Glad Caesar seems to be doing better. Thanks for the update! I logged on JUST to see how he was doing! |
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"You can't fix stupid." - Ron White
~ Jolene ~
Mommy to Apollo, Emma, & Indie
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dbleblanc
Bratty Ratty
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| 12/14/2007 8:39 PM |
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| Oh that is good, so glad that he seems to be doing better. |
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Caesar & Julia's mom
Alpha Feist
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| 12/14/2007 10:58 PM |
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Posted By Apollo's Mommy on 12/14/2007 8:02 PM
Glad Caesar seems to be doing better. Thanks for the update! I logged on JUST to see how he was doing!
Thank you Jolene! 
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Diane~ loved by Caesar and Julia
"Don't count the days, make the days count..."
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Jules
Firehouse Big Dog
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| 12/14/2007 11:04 PM |
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| Oh good to hear! I was thinking about this after I talked to you last night and my dad didn't take the nail off. Ralph didn't want me helping him, he ended up biting it off on his own. I just kept it clean til he was ready to take it off himself. It was his declaw, his breeder look one of his declaws off really poorly and it grew back grrrrrr. |
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Caesar & Julia's mom
Alpha Feist
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| 12/14/2007 11:07 PM |
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| Thank you Jules for telling me to put peroxide on his nail!! I didn't even think to do that!! And the vet said to do the exact same thing!!! |
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Diane~ loved by Caesar and Julia
"Don't count the days, make the days count..."
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tauney4
Pack Leader
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| 12/14/2007 11:10 PM |
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| i am really glad he is ok but i know he has to hurt some what poor guy! |
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Jules
Firehouse Big Dog
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| 12/14/2007 11:11 PM |
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| Another nice trick is to put a spray bottle top on the top of the peroxide bottle. That way you can spray the nail, if he doesn't like you dabbing it on. We always did that when I worked for my dad at his clinic to remove blood. peroxide has many great uses! lol |
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“Photography is about finding out what can happen in the frame. When you put four edges around some facts, you change those facts.” -Garry Winogrand
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