Zeus hurt his dewclaw.

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- 04/27/2011 at 5:11 PM
  bunnnnnnie!
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  This morning Zeus jumped down from the futon to the floor, and landed on the tv remote. He must’ve caught his front dewclaw on the remote, as it was bleeding very slightly and he was flicking his paw and licking it. The bleeding stopped in under a minute, and was no more than a few drops of blood. He wasn’t in distress, and happily ate pineapple and chased me around the apartment no more than 5 minutes after it happened. His appetite and attitude has been totally fine. Pooping and peeing fine, no change in attitude.
  
  My only worry is he still occasionally flicks and licks the paw around the dewclaw, and is kind of protective of the foot. ie, he is careful when jumping onto and off of things, and lays bun loaf position with the paw kinda tucked under himself, while the other front paw lays flat. Also when he goes into a digging frenzy on the carpet (normal for him &#160, he flicks and licks his paw after digging.
  
  So I’m thinking the paw is a little tender, but not in actual, hardcore PAIN. His breathing’s normal, behaving totally normal, being a silly playful bunny. Eating treats and greens and hay, pooping and peeing and flopping and running around the apartment. Jumping up and climbing down off things. Should I be concerned? Anything I should watch for? I’m a worried mom! .
  
  Oh, I am keeping his cage and litterbox extra extra extra clean, to make sure the dewclaw doesn’t get dirty or anything.
- 04/27/2011 at 5:21 PM
  Sarita
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  Ahhh, poor Zeus. It probably is just tender. I would watch for any swelling though just in case. Healing vibes to Zeus.
- 04/27/2011 at 5:24 PM
  Michelle&Lolli
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  Poor Zeus! (((Hugs and healing vibes)))
- 04/27/2011 at 5:28 PM
  bunnnnnnie!
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  Posted By Sarita on 04/27/2011 05:21 PM
  
  Ahhh, poor Zeus. It probably is just tender. I would watch for any swelling though just in case. Healing vibes to Zeus.
  
  Yeah I’m definitely going to monitor it closely, he’s being a very good boy and letting me pick it up and inspect it closely, and I can’t even see where the blood came from, so it must’ve been right where the dewclaw meets the skin, under all that fur.
  
  He’s such a big silly boy, I forget how fragile bunbuns can be sometimes.
- 04/27/2011 at 5:31 PM
  bunnnnnnie!
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  Posted By Michelle&Lolli on 04/27/2011 05:24 PM
  
  Poor Zeus! (((Hugs and healing vibes)))
  
  Thank you! Zeus says pineapple has magial healing properties and I should feed him LOTS of it.. but somehow I think he’s just scamming for more treats!
- 04/27/2011 at 6:13 PM
  Michelle&Lolli
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  Nah, he wouldn’t do that!
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