Today I was home from work with a cold so I thought I would use the time to try and clip Rufus’ nails. He used to be ok with it, though never liked it but I could always get it done but lately he is completely against it. So I got about two nails done and he was wriggling and unhappy and then he took a leap off the surface I had him on. He was wrapped in a towel but managed to squirm out. He was licking his front paw again and again and holding it off the ground when he was still and then he started chewing on something crunchy that I couldn’t work out. Turns out he pulled off his dew claw (and then ate it). Poor little guy! Of course I feel terrible, after all that time trying to cut his nails and now one is as short as can be. Luckily the vet could see him about half an hour after it happened. They said it was very clean, gave him a painkiller shot and cut the rest of his nails (out the back so I couldn’t watch and stress out). Then I remembered I had to check that the painkiller wouldn’t stop him eating because he ate a small bit of plastic bag this morning and I’d been watching to make sure he ate tonnes of hay.

All in all, I’m just feeling like the worst bunny mum ever today. This cold has really put me off my game