Det endte med bedøvelse ovre hos dyrlægen – for skaden var værre end vi troede. Jeg havde selv en skarp fornemmelse af at det ikke var godt – det var også derfor jeg pressede på med at Darwin kom til dyrlægen.
Dyrlægen fjernede resten af den brækkede klo. Han var bange for at knoglen var brækket – men det viste sig heldigvis at den ikke var. Knoglen stak frem – så det har været en voldsom afrivning Darwin blev udsat for i søndags.
Dyrlægen fik knoglen på plads og syede efterfølgende huden sammen over knoglen så den ikke tog skade. Når det er åbnet på den måde er risikoen tilstede for at der kan gå betændelse i selve knoglen – hvilket ville være en katastrofe.
Darwin fik noget smertestillende og antibiotika i en sprøjte – og så skal han holdes i ro de næste 5-6 dages tid – så det kan få ro at hele op.
Darwin skal have noget på poten når han er udendørs – så i dag får jeg nogle ballonsko til ham som han kan have på udenfor. Til natten skal han forsat have en strømpe på. Om dagen indenfor behøver han ikke strømpen da vi så må holde øjne på ham. Det er et valg jeg har truffet af hensyn til hans komfort – så vil jeg/vi gnide ham ind i cothivet så han så vidt muligt lader poten være.
De næste dage er Darwin på smertestillende medicin samt antibiotika.
In english
It ended with anesthesia over at the vet – because the damage was worse than we thought. I myself had a strong feeling that it was not good – that was also why I pushed for Darwin to come to the vet.
The vet removed the rest of the broken claw. He was afraid that the bone was broken – but fortunately it turned out that it was not. The bone was sticking out – so it has been a violent tear Darwin suffered on Sunday.
The vet got the bone in place and subsequently sewed the skin together over the bone so that it was not damaged. When it is opened in that way, there is a risk of inflammation in the bone itself – which would be a disaster.
Darwin was given some painkillers and antibiotics in a syringe – and then he must be kept at rest for the next 5-6 days – so that he can rest and heal.
Darwin needs something on his paw when he’s outdoors – so today I’m getting him some balloon shoes that he can wear outside. At night, he must still wear a stocking. During the day inside, he does not need the stocking as we then have to keep an eye on him. It is a choice I have made for his comfort – then I/we will rub him into the cothivet spray so that he leaves the paw alone as much as possible.
for the next few days, Darwin is on painkillers and antibiotics
