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Archive for 27/10/2008
Look out for old cats with long claws
27/10/2008 by Arielle.
My heading is a bit deceiving - I do not mean be frightened of old cats with long claws, but be aware that old cats can end up in a lot of pain if their claws are not checked regularly!
I had a client in today with her 18 year old cat which was limping. On close examination, I saw that one of her claws had grown right round and into the pad. It was so sore to touch and bled once the claw was safely clipped. I had to put her onto antibiotics as well as the claw in the pad had resulted in bacteria causing a nasty infection.
I obviously clipped all her claws and the relieved owner said that she would probably now not end up always caught in the carpet.
Clipping cats’ claws is an easy procedure but just take care to clip only the tip where it hooks as there is a nerve and blood vessel that you can cut if you cut too high.
See an accompanying article in my site for further advice
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