Post by Scratchpost on Aug 31, 2022 11:16:02 GMT -7
Hi everyone,
I use a small ladder instead of a dowel perch for Aka to step up on because of his cleft foot.
When he tried to get off the ladder to go to his bed tonight, one of the claws on his bad foot got stuck in the ladder. It looked kinda bad, but Aka hardly noticed it. He was very annoyed because he couldn't get off the ladder, but he didn't seem to understand why.
By the look of his claw (it was bent back over a rung of the ladder), he should have been screaming. It looked really sore, but nothing. No sounds of pain, no growling, no shrieking. I managed to get it out by rubbing a little bit of olive oil on his claw. The skin wasn't broken and he seemed fine after that. Got into his bed no problem (he has to use both feet to get into bed).
What should I do? It didn't look swollen after it happened and Aka carried on like normal. Should I be concerned? If it swells tomorrow, should I take him straight to the vet or can I treat it at home? Thinking about it now, I probably should have put him in a rest box, but he probably wouldn't have gone willingly.
Thanks.
Edit: The issue of him not feeling anything is a bit concerning, but at the same time, we knew that foot doesn't function properly so I think I always assumed that he couldn't feel anything based on how he uses it. His other claws on the bad foot and normal foot all work perfectly, although I haven't 'tested' if he can feel anything in them so I wouldn't know the difference.
I use a small ladder instead of a dowel perch for Aka to step up on because of his cleft foot.
When he tried to get off the ladder to go to his bed tonight, one of the claws on his bad foot got stuck in the ladder. It looked kinda bad, but Aka hardly noticed it. He was very annoyed because he couldn't get off the ladder, but he didn't seem to understand why.
By the look of his claw (it was bent back over a rung of the ladder), he should have been screaming. It looked really sore, but nothing. No sounds of pain, no growling, no shrieking. I managed to get it out by rubbing a little bit of olive oil on his claw. The skin wasn't broken and he seemed fine after that. Got into his bed no problem (he has to use both feet to get into bed).
What should I do? It didn't look swollen after it happened and Aka carried on like normal. Should I be concerned? If it swells tomorrow, should I take him straight to the vet or can I treat it at home? Thinking about it now, I probably should have put him in a rest box, but he probably wouldn't have gone willingly.
Thanks.
Edit: The issue of him not feeling anything is a bit concerning, but at the same time, we knew that foot doesn't function properly so I think I always assumed that he couldn't feel anything based on how he uses it. His other claws on the bad foot and normal foot all work perfectly, although I haven't 'tested' if he can feel anything in them so I wouldn't know the difference.
