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Worried..

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Hi, earlier on i got one of my rabbits out, as im trying to get him used to me and he wriggled about.. i noticed a small amount of blood on the towel which i was using to calm him, and then realised that he has pulled or snapped one of his claws off, im worried and i was wondering if there is anything that i can do to make sure that he is ok.

hayley x :(
 
One of mine broke a claw in a mad dash about once. I had to go to the vet anyway, so I got him to take a look. If you keep it clean with boiled salt water it will help. How low has it snapped off, I take it that it's stopped bleeding now? If it won't stop the vet should have some powder to help it form a scab.
My vet also said if it was low there could be a risk of an infection spreading to the bone, which would be harder to clear with antibiotics. So basically, clean it and check it every day. It will probably heal on its own, but if it doesn't look healthy you might need antibiotics from your vet. Hope this helps, I expect other people on here have their own experience of this!
 
Dont worry, mine do it quite a lot, especially Ralf. I just bathe his foot in some salted water and all is fine. :wink:
 
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