Hi,
I had to clip my new buns nails today as they were rediculously long. I've left them as long as possible so as not to stress her too soon after arriving but many of them were curling outwards and so they desperately needed doing. As I went to put her down I remembered that I hadn't done her dew claws, as I was checking one I notice the right foot was bleeding so I thought perhaps I nicked the quick but then I realised it was her other dew claw and as I investigated it just fell off! I quickly stemmed the bleeding and moved the fur back and it looks clean and dry, no signs of any infection. It was very curled and around an inch long so I'm a bit stumped how it happened. I've been trimming my buns paws for years & never had this happen so it was a bit upsetting. She seems ok, and has been scrabbling my carpet so I don't think it's bothering her much. I haven't wrapped it as I presume it will heal better letting the air get to it.
Do I need to do anything else other than keep an eye on it so it doesn't develop an infection? Also, do they grow back?
I had to clip my new buns nails today as they were rediculously long. I've left them as long as possible so as not to stress her too soon after arriving but many of them were curling outwards and so they desperately needed doing. As I went to put her down I remembered that I hadn't done her dew claws, as I was checking one I notice the right foot was bleeding so I thought perhaps I nicked the quick but then I realised it was her other dew claw and as I investigated it just fell off! I quickly stemmed the bleeding and moved the fur back and it looks clean and dry, no signs of any infection. It was very curled and around an inch long so I'm a bit stumped how it happened. I've been trimming my buns paws for years & never had this happen so it was a bit upsetting. She seems ok, and has been scrabbling my carpet so I don't think it's bothering her much. I haven't wrapped it as I presume it will heal better letting the air get to it.
Do I need to do anything else other than keep an eye on it so it doesn't develop an infection? Also, do they grow back?