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| lin |
"..brian.." <p0nykilller@mailinator.com> wrote in message
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> David Bowen wrote:
>> Last night during the evening romp Penny hung a claw on a big wicker
>> basket we have in the living room and broke it off very near the toe.
>
>> It was several minutes before we realized anything was wrong, she
> didn't
>> cry and we were preoccupied with a couple of the other three ferts.
>>
>> She bled what looked like a river (blood always looks like more than
> it
>> is) but we managed to rinse it with cool water and stop the bleeding
>> with compression.
>>
>> Because of the blood loss; I know these little critters don't have a
> lot
>> to spare, and this was our first ever bleeing injury, I took her up
> to
>> the emergency clinic just incase. The vet took a look and put some
>> styptic stuff on it to help prevent further bleeding, and said that
> it
>> was broken of well into the nerve, so the claw might grow back funny,
>
>> not at all or normally - just have to wait and see.
>>
>> Pretty scary evening, but she seems none the worse for wear today.
>
> Sounds painful. Styptic powder is good to have on hand for these type
> of problems. Or you can also use cornstarch if you don't have the
> styptic powder.
> --
> Brian
Or a bar of Ivory soap. Get it wet enough to just start to get mushy, then
scoop some off & put it on the end of the broken or cut nail.
--
Lin, Ariel, Oberon, Max, & Puck
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| Jacquie Rodgers |
So sorry to hear about little Penny. Unfortunately that's something that
can just 'happen' to any of us at any time. We can decrease the odds of it
happening by keeping their nails clipped short and doing them about every 7
to 10 days. I've only had one 'nail' incident years ago and it was when
there had been about 2 weeks since I cut their nails, so I felt sooo guilty!
It's good that you had her looked at at the clinic. Hope they or you double
checked all the other nails (and on the other ferrets too!) so hopefully it
will be a one time incident. I know how scary it is to be in those shoes!!
When my Morgan caught his toenail it was when he was getting out of the
hammy and he was literally hanging from the hammy by his toe nail and
shrieking. If I had not been home, I can only imagine what would have
happened to him as he tried to free himself! I always think of that
incident when people talk about leaving their ferrets to go out of town for
a few days and just leave plenty of food and water for them.....I know
freakish things like that *can* happen and it's so scary!
(((hugs))) to Penny and get well soon little girl.
jacquie, kylie & gilbert
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| whify |
Hi,
Yes I agree, keeping their nails short is a must. Not only that, if they
do manage to get inside your clothing, ie down your back, you will be very
happy that you kept them short as it hurts much less!!!
I too worry about people leaving their ferrets out when out of town for a
couple of days. I think it is more responsible to keep them locked in
their cages and have someone drop in daily to give them a run and a clean
up, that way, damage like this can be minimised. And let's face it, these
little critters are a little accident prone, running into things
backwards, sideways, in fact anyways....
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| Jim Higgins |
On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 08:11:27 GMT, in
<Pkv%d.95$z.24@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>, "Jacquie
Rodgers" <2jmpnmse@earthlink.net> wrote:
>I always think of that incident when people talk about leaving their
>ferrets to go out of town for a few days and just leave plenty of food
>and water for them... I know freakish things like that *can* happen
>and it's so scary!
Freakish things like that can happen the second you walk out the
door to go shopping, to church, to a movie, to dinner, to a
child's school play, etc.
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| Jason and Holly Harper |
Fortunately, ferrets usually don't seem to notice anything amiss after
something like that happens. I know that Zoe had pulled out nails before I
got her as some have grown funny, and I know she ripped one out while she's
been with me. I felt guilty, but I knew that her nails had been short. It
just sort of happened. In any case, Zoe doesn't seem to mind having weirdo
nails. ;-) She's been the only one of mine that has had a habit of ripping
out her nails.
Holly
"David Bowen" <swede652@cox.net> wrote in message
news:24o%d.14206$N15.12136@okepread06...
> Last night during the evening romp Penny hung a claw on a big wicker
> basket we have in the living room and broke it off very near the toe.
> It was several minutes before we realized anything was wrong, she didn't
> cry and we were preoccupied with a couple of the other three ferts.
>
> She bled what looked like a river (blood always looks like more than it
> is) but we managed to rinse it with cool water and stop the bleeding
> with compression.
>
> Because of the blood loss; I know these little critters don't have a lot
> to spare, and this was our first ever bleeing injury, I took her up to
> the emergency clinic just incase. The vet took a look and put some
> styptic stuff on it to help prevent further bleeding, and said that it
> was broken of well into the nerve, so the claw might grow back funny,
> not at all or normally - just have to wait and see.
>
> Pretty scary evening, but she seems none the worse for wear today.
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| ..brian.. |
whify wrote:
> Hi,
> Yes I agree, keeping their nails short is a must. Not only that, if
they
> do manage to get inside your clothing, ie down your back, you will be
very
> happy that you kept them short as it hurts much less!!!
>
> I too worry about people leaving their ferrets out when out of town
for a
> couple of days. I think it is more responsible to keep them locked in
> their cages and have someone drop in daily to give them a run and a
clean
> up, that way, damage like this can be minimised. And let's face it,
these
> little critters are a little accident prone, running into things
> backwards, sideways, in fact anyways....
I'll disagree with you about "locked" up ferrets being safer. I feel
*my* ferrets are much safer when free to roam around in their room vs.
being kept in a cage -- especially if I am gone all day. I can't think
of anything that can happen to them in their room (which is where
they've been living safely for a long time with no cage). I can
however name a few things that can easily happen when locked up in a
multi-level cage. Now if they were free roaming the entire house...
that is a different story.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that nothing could ever happen to
them in their room. Nothing is perfect. But I feel their room is
definitely safer than a cage.
It's all personal preference ;-)
--
Brian
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