Well, when I got home today, I had my nephew Stephen with me & he noticed that Hermione (our youngest cat) was limping. So I picked her up & looked at her right forepaw. I noticed some swelling & then noticed that it appeared her index toe was twisted & that the claw appeared to be stuck between her middle & ring toes. Well, rather than attempt to help her myself, I put her down & waited until Eric got home. We couldn’t figure out exactly what was wrong with her toe still, so I called the vet. They recommended we take Hermione to the emergency clinic or wait & make an appointment for Friday. We decided to go to the clinic with her- she was very uncomfortable. So we headed to the clinic & after a rather short wait, we were seen by a wonderful vet. After a very thorough exam of her paw, the vet saw that her index toe was dislocated & twisted under her paw. But the good news is, is that there are no apparent broken bones. Basically, Hermione had attempted to declaw herself (she had accidentally gotten caught on one of our rugs). So the vet said that she recommends we leave her alone but keep an eye on the toe. She said if it gets twisted up again or doesn’t stay straight, she’ll either have to wear a splint or be declawed (at least on that toe). We also have to keep her claws trimmed (which is normal for us to do). In the end, it was a rather happy ending. I mean, at least we didn’t have to pay for x-rays or anything. They gave us, or rather sold us, some anti-inflammatory medication with painkiller to give Hermes every other day for 3 days. We determined that taking her to the after hours probably actually saved us money, since I would have had to take off of work AND pay a vet bill otherwise. Plus, knowing the regular vet, they’d want to set up an extra checkup appointment, for which there’d be a $30 office visit… yeah. No thanks. So, that’s all for now!
-Anna
