Fallen got his cast off

[FallensMommie]

I can't even believe this and I don't know how he even did it. I went in the room at 10pm as he was making a awful ruckes and low and behold he is trying to get out of his cage as his cast is dangling from his shoulder area by the vet tape. So I am sitting here with a crazy squirrel who is trying to get away from a dangling cast and I'm trying to hold him still long enough to get it off. I ended up having to cut a v-shape as the tape was adhere to his skin and from him already pulling the cast off, his fur is gone from the inside of his arm and raw. I kept the e-collar on as I put neosporin on his arm and have him settled back down in his cage.

I feel like I am getting nowhere with him now that he did this. I have to say all bruising and swelling is gone, so that makes me feel good. However, back to the vet with him in the morning! I think she'll just go ahead and x-ray him then and recast...he was due to go for a check up on Monday, so a few days early shouldn't matter. ***Sigh*** I still don't know how he did it, unless he's lost weight or because the swelling went down so it was more easily slipped off....either way :soapbox He's more aggressive in trying to get it off rubbing it against the rug and corners of dressers etc. I guess he was successful as he got what he wanted....that dang cast off :shakehead

I'm worried that he might have reinjuried himself as he slipped his whole arm out of it..he had to have bent and twisted trying to remove his arm from it. I just hope there is no damage from his Houdini act and we don't have any set backs from this!

Fallens Cast and vet tape whole:
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Fallen earlier today
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[luvs squirrels]

I thought the vet took the cast off when I saw the name of this thread. Oh no....I'm glad you can take him back in tomorrow and it didn't happen Saturday.

Best of luck to you and that sweet Fallen. Hope they let the cast stay off.

:grouphug


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[FallensMommie]

I thought the vet took the cast off when I saw the name of this thread. Oh no....I'm glad you can take him back in tomorrow and it didn't happen Saturday.

Best of luck to you and that sweet Fallen. Hope they let the cast stay off.

:grouphug




I wish to but he's only had it on for 2.5 weeks, so I'm thinking not! I am so disappointed by this. Yes THANK GOD it's Thursday and I can call first thing tomorrow morning. I'm bringing the whole cast in, she'll be amazing and wonder how he did it :shakehead

:thankyou

[Feeze]

Oh boy! I guess it is a good thing if it came off because the swelling has gone down. I guess he was expecting the thing would just come off and dissapear. :shakehead

I'm with Luv, so grateful this happened mid-week. Hugs for you, and prayers for Fallen.:grouphug

[skye]

Oh no the little bugger. I sure pray he didn't do more damage to his leg. Hope all turns out well at vet tomorrow. Good luck

[tatcat]

oh dear, my lil blondie, my dog i had at one time, did the same thing...she had a limp...it was so sad to see her like that but she was a very happy dog the time that i had her...:grouphug

[Elizabeth]

Between Fallen and Nicky this seems to be the week for Squirrel self-cast-removal! They are both so darn cute they probably both know they'll get away with their :monkey antics, at least temporarily! :crazy I'm sure Fallen must be very proud of him self and his super powers! :smiley_superman

Sending good thoughts you way for both you and Fallen. :grouphug :grouphug :grouphug :grouphug :grouphug

[FLUFFYTAILNUT]

Teresa..
Im sure he is fine by now ans Im actually surprised it stayed on as long as it did...:D
I hope the vet check ggoes well:thumbsup
Kisses to the stinker pants:grouphug
Nighty night:grouphug
Rachel n Bean:grouphug

[Sciurus1]

They can be regular Houdini's that is for sure! What about one of those popsicle stick splints and soft wraps like Nicky had, and the collar to keep him from getting it off? It is allot lighter weight and worked really well not to negatively impact his fur or cause chaffing.

[Sammy in Canada]

sorry to hear, if you had a first aid kit and i read this a few hours ago i would of suggested maybe some gauze and a popsicle stick and wrap it up so Fallen dont move it for the night, hopefully He is sleeping, maybe He took it off because it is all healed, the x ray will be good news :thumbsup good luck.

[FallensMommie]

They can be regular Houdini's that is for sure! What about one of those popsicle stick splints and soft wraps like Nicky had, and the collar to keep him from getting it off? It is allot lighter weight and worked really well not to negatively impact his fur or cause chaffing.


If the vet says he still needs support I am going to ask about this because there is no way they are going to be able to cast and retape as his fur is almost totally gone from the inside and his poor tender skin there is raw. I think this suggestion is VERY GOOD :thumbsup

Even if they cast and then put popsicle to wrap the tape around is better than nothing. I'll talk to them about it....:thankyou

[FallensMommie]

sorry to hear, if you had a first aid kit and i read this a few hours ago i would of suggested maybe some gauze and a popsicle stick and wrap it up so Fallen dont move it for the night, hopefully He is sleeping, maybe He took it off because it is all healed, the x ray will be good news :thumbsup good luck.


I have a first aid kit but no popsicle sticks :(
Guess I should buy some and add to the first aid kit :thumbsup

Although after finally getting the bit of tape of last night, he wasn't having anything else done to him....frantic and wanting to crawl into something to sleep. He hated to see his cage again :shakehead But was fine and went right back to bed, I put the cage in my son's room as my son slept in his brother's room. That way hubby and I didn't disturb him by going back to bed, talking and getting up this morning.

[FallensMommie]

Oh boy! I guess it is a good thing if it came off because the swelling has gone down. I guess he was expecting the thing would just come off and dissapear. :shakehead

I'm with Luv, so grateful this happened mid-week. Hugs for you, and prayers for Fallen.:grouphug

I'm grateful too as usually our luck around here is do it on a Friday night :dono

He reminded me of a cat that has something on them and they run etc. trying to get away from something that is attached to them :shakehead




Oh no the little bugger. I sure pray he didn't do more damage to his leg. Hope all turns out well at vet tomorrow. Good luck

Me too! I guess my moto lately should be Bon Jovi's song: LIVING ON A PRAYER!

:thankyou




oh dear, my lil blondie, my dog i had at one time, did the same thing...she had a limp...it was so sad to see her like that but she was a very happy dog the time that i had her...:grouphug

Hey Jen....give me a call tonight! Hubby is gone and hopefully Fallen is all taken care of by the vets.





Between Fallen and Nicky this seems to be the week for Squirrel self-cast-removal! They are both so darn cute they probably both know they'll get away with their :monkey antics, at least temporarily! :crazy I'm sure Fallen must be very proud of him self and his super powers! :smiley_superman

Sending good thoughts you way for both you and Fallen. :grouphug :grouphug :grouphug :grouphug :grouphug

Nicky was the first thing that came to mind when I was trying to remove the last bit of tape from his fur. I still don't get how they both managed to get cast off with e-collars. Obviously the dr. knew this could happen and that is why she taped it.....I guess she won't be too surprise, but more surprised that he didn't chew it off and it is whole :poke





Teresa..
Im sure he is fine by now ans Im actually surprised it stayed on as long as it did...:D
I hope the vet check ggoes well:thumbsup
Kisses to the stinker pants:grouphug
Nighty night:grouphug
Rachel n Bean:grouphug

Rachel.....lets hope so! If he is all healed and doesn't need that cast, I'll be doing :wahoo :alright.gif :wahoo :alright.gif :wahoo :alright.gif Although Fallen would be celebrating by doing this :jump :jump

After I removed the cast and taping completely from danging by his shoulder fur, he got away from me and really wasn't using that arm. He probably still thought it was on as I'm sure his arm feels really really funny! I'm sure his skin is quit sore too so that might have contributed to his thinking that his arm still hurts. Well we'll see what dr. says today! :thankyou

[squirrel princess]

good morning:wave123 Fallen is keeping you busy I see:osnap are u going to be at the vets when they open this morning:poke

[FallensMommie]

good morning:wave123 Fallen is keeping you busy I see:osnap are u going to be at the vets when they open this morning:poke


I have to call them at 8am....I'll be the first one ringing through I'm sure :poke

I'm going to get dressed here in a few minutes so if they say come on in.....I'm ready to go! It's always something around here, isn't it? :sanp3

Chipper may not like others but atleast he stays out of trouble :D
Wanna trade? :rotfl

[island rehabber]

FM my little Squirli who broke his hind leg in 3 places chewed thru 3 casts :sanp3. Believe it or not, they each must've stayed on long enough to make his leg all better anyway. :thumbsup :)

[FallensMommie]

FM my little Squirli who broke his hind leg in 3 places chewed thru 3 casts :sanp3. Believe it or not, they each must've stayed on long enough to make his leg all better anyway. :thumbsup :)


I think chewing would have been better in Fallen's case. The way he did it he had to bend and twist that arm and paw to get it out :sanp3 I just hope all that movement didn't do damage! I thought I was doing so well, and I was so proud I had kept him from chewing it off :poke and with that pride came the Fall!! :eek:

Guess I should keep that pride in check :rofl4

[FallensMommie]

BYE! Off to the vets already :D

[Jackie in Tampa]

:D Good luck you two:D

[FallensMommie]

Fallens at the vet's again and will be there for about 2/3 hours as she was sweet enough to work me in again w/out a appt.

She was actually surprised he kept it on this long :jump

So hoping all is well....I'll update you all on his x-ray as soon as I hear word.

[wheezer]

Wishing for the best:grouphug :Love_Icon :grouphug

[FallensMommie]

VET JUST CALLED!! :jump

She is leaving cast off......says it is healed and has a really good calloused bone that healed around it. She said the cast coming off really gave him a good fur removal with rawness but we won't have to worry about another cast going on or off. She said to keep him confined for another couple of weeks for further healing!

Yea no cast :jump But still more prayers! I'm going to have to confine him more than without the cast as we don't want him jumping and with cast off he'll be wanting to do more JUMPING than we want, so poor baby is going to have a rough couple of weeks due to being more confined!

Obviously this is good news. Now to see how he uses it as he was still favoring it today but I don't know if that is because his leg feels funny, skin is sore from ripping the cast off or just tender from the overall experience of his injury.

[squirrel princess]

Great news.....now onto Fallens next chapter and adventure:thumbsup

[Jackie in Tampa]

Great news.....now onto Fallens next chapter and adventure:thumbsup
:nono Fallens had plenty of adventure...T needs a break and vacation.:D :bowdown
Glad to hear the news:alright.gif
Put those tiny capris in there, he'll love that:alright.gifThank goodness you took such good care of him, he was healthy and able to mend fast:alright.gif

[Sciurus1]

So glad the outcome is good for him healing up! Strange it is as IF he KNEW it was time for it to come off, yet to loose the fur and get the irritation is not so good of course. Does the Vet say to put anything on that?

[skye]

Hi There
I am so happy to hear his leg is better and no cast Great News:thumbsup
I wonder putting something on his leg to help heal the skin may help and use e-collar for 2 hours maybe so he can't lick it then wipe with used tea. It won;t hurt him and it does wonders, putting his leg in bowl of warm tea. Good Luck hope you both have a good day.:)

[Sciurus1]

Tea therapy; who'd of thought! I sure would love to see Video of that happening; kind of like a scene from Alice in wonderland, at the Mad Hatter's Tea Party, "Would you like a dip of squirrel in your tea?". :crazy Have some small bits of walnut and pecan, to bribe him with, for that one!

[FallensMommie]

We are home. He was so quiet and hiding in his fleece that he had me worried, then I remembered they had to gas him for x-rays. He perked up on the way home and when we got home I had his esbilac formula in a cup waiting for him, so he consumed that and a half walnut. After that he wanted to play with me but I thought it best he just rest after being at the vets and being gassed and all. He is now in his cage with water and food...first time since his accident. I was worried about him choking on the food due to not being able to hold his food with the e-collar and I tried the water dish but no matter where it was high or low he managed to dip his cast so I removed it and allowed him to drink when out of the cage.....I'm sure he is happy have food and water at his descretion :D

The leg looks good. The deep red irritation is now pink. I'm sure the neosporin helped. Dr. took the e-collar off and said do nothing further to the leg and the fur shall grow back soon. I'll keep emu oil on it to keep the skin from getting dry and iritated as emu oil is not dangerous to consume, and it doesn't leave the skin oily and absorbs pretty quickly.

Pics since we got back from the vets :D
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http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a320/floridatlc/Family%20pictures/DSC08071.jpg

[FallensMommie]

Tea therapy; who'd of thought! I sure would love to see Video of that happening; kind of like a scene from Alice in wonderland, at the Mad Hatter's Tea Party, "Would you like a dip of squirrel in your tea?". :crazy Have some small bits of walnut and pecan, to bribe him with, for that one!



I'd think he would need to be gassed to do a tea soaking....that boy is not going to sit still for nothing :shakehead

A good warm tea soak does sound good though for me :D

[Sciurus1]

I'd think he would need to be gassed to do a tea soaking....that boy is not going to sit still for nothing :shakehead

A good warm tea soak does sound good though for me :D

Having a very achey body presently, a soak in a spa, filled with warm tea, sounds very good to me too! Perhaps I can join you?

Those are sure precious photos of your boy; a real charmer that one! The arm is look'in real good on the outside, seems he can use it to hold his food fine.

[Snipe]

That boy looks quite pleased with himself being able to finally hold a nut without that Stooooopid cast getting in the way :wahoo

[FallensMommie]

It's wonderful to see him clasp it for the first time in 3 weeks. I was happy to see him use his arm by putting weight on it after the vet's visit and then to clasp the nut was a :wahoo moment for me. Yea he looks normal now :D well other than his fur missing :poke

[Sciurus1]

It's wonderful to see him clasp it for the first time in 3 weeks. I was happy to see him use his arm by putting weight on it after the vet's visit and then to clasp the nut was a :wahoo moment for me.


Looks like your boy is going to be ok! :jump

[FallensMommie]

Looks like your boy is going to be ok! :jump


I do think so :alright.gif

Had us worried beings we couldn't pin it or anything....just let nature take it's course and hope it stayed "set" and go from there. He's been acting like he was ready to have it off over the last couple of days, as if the bedroom door opened he would zoom out and I would have to go after him. When he had the cast on in the beginning he would drag it whle he walked, and I noticed over the past couple of days while he walked he would bear weight on it. I'm sure that helped loosen the cast too.

[Apple Corps]

GO FALLEN :jump :jump

Well, on second thought - go slow & easy for another couple of weeks :nono :nono :nono

FM :bowdown :bowdown :bowdown :bowdown :bowdown

[TexanSquirrel]

:bowdown So glad to hear good news!

[Momma Squirrel]

:wahoo What great news, I think sometimes we tend to forget just how strong and quickly they can heal and bounce back.

Keeping it on for 2 1/2 weeks was probably what did it, way to go mom :bowdown

Give that baby extra treats, mom a good bath soaking and don't let that rascal jump around too much :tilt

[FallensMommie]

GO FALLEN :jump :jump

Well, on second thought - go slow & easy for another couple of weeks :nono :nono :nono

FM :bowdown :bowdown :bowdown :bowdown :bowdown


I'm estactic at how fast he did heal......
He's been tearing the cardboard down from the mesh wiring over the past week.....got two pieces down since home from the vets....the only two not wired on...he's busy now :shakehead I just got done wiring those cardboard pieces into place so hopefully he can't get to the wire mesh. Such a busy boy and now that the cast is off he is tyring to GOOOOOOOOOO! Have him busy burying shelled nuts in his cage now :rotfl He won't crack the shells :shakehead lazy boy but give him a acorn or hickory nut from the trees around here and he'll work on those...but the other nuts....nah to much work :poke unless he really really wants one and then he'll open them!

:thankyou so much for being here for us...you were a tremendous support and help! :bowdown

[FallensMommie]

:wahoo What great news, I think sometimes we tend to forget just how strong and quickly they can heal and bounce back.

Keeping it on for 2 1/2 weeks was probably what did it, way to go mom :bowdown

Give that baby extra treats, mom a good bath soaking and don't let that rascal jump around too much :tilt

OMGosh if he was allowed he would be bouncing off the walls :crazy

Unfortunately he'll have to be caged more to keep him confined as he doesn't know what is good for him and he'd be jumping off of things :poke

[FallensMommie]

Great news.....now onto Fallens next chapter and adventure:thumbsup


OMGosh don't say that :poke

Hopefully his next chapter is padded walls and floors in a safe house, that boy can get in trouble way toooooo fast :sanp3

.......and his adventures are safely handled with no stupid antics :nono

[FallensMommie]

Thanks everybody......hopefully we can keep him out of trouble and get his 2 weeks in confinement with no Drama :D
I'm over the DRAMA...time to move on to new and better things :D :alright.gif

:thankyou :thankyou :thankyou :thankyou

[squirrel princess]

Knock on wood pleas....wait until you see the t-shirt I got this weekend:D

[Girl Squirrel]

I'm glad Fallen is doing well.:flash3 I guess he knew when the cast was ready to come off. Good luck keeping him confined.