Ruby sporting a heavily strapped / bandaged left leg / paw.
She's somehow damaged her left 'dew claw'...it was at right angles to her leg last night. We don't know how she did it, but she does run around....well run around like a whippet I suppose...she races up the garden steps, races down the garden step, races up the stairs.
Anyway the vet said she might need to be sedated to 'mend the claw', but then said she would try to 'mend it' without sedation...Jane said poor little Ruby gave out the biggest whelp / cry you have ever heard when the vet messed around with the claw.
Heavily bandaged until Friday and antibiotics....doesn't stop her mobility much, but she does look a bit sad with it on !
Poor Ruby. We always used to remove dew claws when the pups were about 2 weeks old and it didn't seem to hurt them and saved a lot of the pain when they start ripping.
a regular sight in our household - my mum knows all the local vets!! hope it heals well and doesn't need a bundle more treatment. Poor ruby - will she let the bandage stay be or like ours chew it off within seconds
October 5th, 2013
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@swilde thanks Sue, Ruby doesn't like having the bandage one
@maggiemae Maggie, yes she knaws at the bandage, but only at the top trying to undo it !
@sailingmusic Myrna, thanks, I'm sure your daughter will enjoy walking whippets, they are lovely dogs :)
@kerristephens Many thanks kerri, i am sure she will be