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19-NOV-2009 Tricia

Poor Paw Teddy! :((

At home

Teddy was running around in the garden this afternoon but when he came in for a drink of water,
I was shocked to see that he was leaving bloody footprints all over the floor.....
I bravely checked out his foot, (I am very squeamish about blood...) and washed it in salted water, only to realise that he seemed to have broken off one of his claws
so I wrapped his foot in a small towel to stop the blood and drove him to the vet, who confirmed that his claw has gone completely,
it may grow back, we don't know, but the vet bandaged it up and put a plastic bag over it so it would not get wet on the way
home. He has to go back on Saturday to have his bandage changed and the wound checked and has
anti-biotics for two weeks as we do not want the wound to get infected. He does look rather sorry
for himself in this photo and will be even more sad when he notices that he cannot go for our usual long walkies for a while....

Canon EOS 40D ,Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
1/200s f/10.0 at 32.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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1moremile23-Nov-2009 22:28
Hope he heals in time to romp in the snow.
Chris, Arborfield 23-Nov-2009 12:16
Eric and Robbie send "Get better soon" woofs...
Jackdad22-Nov-2009 17:48
oh no, what a nightmare! Poor Teddy!
Dick Lowthian20-Nov-2009 13:37
Ouch! That had to hurt. I wonder how he could have done it?
Ulla Inkeri Huhta20-Nov-2009 06:16
Awww, poor Teddy :o(
I hope the claw grows out again. It´s such a hassle with paw-bandages in rainy autumn weather. I hope you find a nice rubberboot/ protective shoe for him. It takes a while to heal. Teddy doesn´t look very happy in the pic.
Sayer20-Nov-2009 04:58
Poor Teddy! He was very brave though....
Guest 20-Nov-2009 02:56
Oh no! Poor Teddy!!! I hope he gets better soon, Tricia! I'm so sorry for him!
Char20-Nov-2009 02:43
Poor Teddy!! He looks so sad. Give him a hug for me Tricia. I feel so bad for him.