Declaw gone bad?? Please help my kitty

[jennymae]

Last Tuesday (Feb 17) My 8 month old cat got neutard and front declawed. When I picked him up the following day I noticed a little blood on one of his paws, I am asuming that was normal, anyway After the swelling went down by Thursday I noticed what looked like a bone sticking out of one of the toes, I also noticed some blood where he had walked, Then on Friday I noticed on his other paw another bone sticking out and more blood so I called the Vet and took him to her. She said that it was his bone and that he must have chewed out his stiches. She put a colar on him to prevent him from getting to his paws and she also gave me an antibiodic. I asked the Vet if she would have to re-stich it and she said no that it would grow new skin. When I got home the bleeding had started again so I called and asked if I could put some neisporin on it and wrap it, she told me just to apply pressure for a little while. Anyway..today is sunday and he has been wearing the color since Friday..and I noticed that yet another bone is sticking out. I am worried that by the time they heal he will be off the meds and it may get infected. He is not jumping or playing or any thing else of that kind that he would be causing this. As a matter of fact all he has been doing is sleeping, he ate for the first time yeaserday. I was wondering if all this is normal, and will the skin re grow, I do not like the vib I got from the vet, however I needed to get him neutered ASAP and she was the quickest to get me in, I tried to call other vets in my area for advise but of course they all wanted me to bring him in and after paying for all this I am flat broke. I am very mad at my self for getting him declawed, I did not no untill after the fact how the procidure was preformed, and frankly the vet rushed out of the room before I could ask her any questions, Had I know what they do I would never had gotten it done. I will apprishate any advise/help any one can give me! Thank you

[davet]

shoot, i poosted an answer a while back but don;t know where it went.,..best to get that claw checked ou cause it sounds like a nail has grown into the pad..even thoug the calw may not show it still could have left the corium or outer shell in the pad...

[LisaLisa]

Davet,

Is this the post you were looking for??


http://www.cathelp-online.com/phpBB2/vi ... t=pad[url]

[jennymae]

i dont understand any of your replys..it seems you are confusing me with some one else

[davet]

yep, that was it----whered it go???

[Traci]

jennymae, you must get your kitty to another vet ASAP, it doesn't sound like your vet is taking this too seriously. Bleeding should not be present at this point, and if sutures were previously chewed out, it was her responsibility to either put in new ones, or to use vet glue to seal the incisions.

Please see our Declaw page, scroll down near the end for Emergency and Post-op Care Instructions. Infection is indeed a concern here, you can't risk that. If muscle or bone is protruding, this is clear evidence your vet didn't close the incisions properly. Have a NEW vet re-evaluate your kitty and thoroughly check his pads and digits, opt for new sutures or gluing if necessary. In the immediate sense, restrict his activity as much as possible, use only newspaper or paper towels in his litterbox until your new vet can treat accordingly and hopefully re-wrap the paws for you (for at least a day)