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I took Roux to the 24/7 Pet Hospital on Lamar by Central Mark-Up Tuesday evening. a certain unnamed spouse was barking at him New Years Day to get him to hurry up and get off our bed. A while later I noticed blood spots on the floor, followed them to him and discovered a ripped claw.
After doing some research I trimmed it, cleaned it and wrapped it. I did this for the first few days and then decided to leave it unwrapped and watch him. Stupid on my part but even dumber of me yet was thinking letting him lick at it would be the best way to help the wound heal. Last Tuesday or Wednesday evening (a week or a day plus since injury) I clipped off one Hell of a piece that looked like a spear and possibly had been stabbing him between in his webbing (Chessies have webbing between their toes, helps them swim). Cleaned and washed him some more, kept a close eye thinking I'm being responsible when in fact I'm doing totally the opposite.
Monday he seemed to be favoring (as in not putting as much pressure on) his nearing two week injured front left paw. Tuesday it was a bit more noticeable yet he still wasn't in pain and it's not like he was limping. Being the wuss that I am when it comes to him as soon as Renee` got home I ditched plans for us all to drive out to the Hill Country (Harper) where we had plans to spend a couple of days and opted to take Roux to the clinic since the vets office was closed.
They didn't find much saying (ad-libbing of course) that "...it was a bit swollen and early stages of infection... that he his temperature was normal... him licking it made it worse... I was given ($138 bill mind you) two prescriptions: Cephalexin (antibiotic) and Rimadyl for pain and inflammation.
Yesterday it appeared that his foot was swollen and I still had to make that drive to Harper but I did it alone and was back home within six hours of leaving. This morning Roux's foot is still swollen and I'm wondering if I should bring him back in, call them or if if in your experience this healing process is normal?
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