Injured toe

[Jerri]

. Harvard is 6 weeks old . He has injured his toe on something. I don’t have any terry cloth in his cage but he had to snag it on something. He’s running and jumping fine so do I leav it alone or is there something I can to to treat it ?

[stepnstone]

If it's staying swollen I'd give him some liquid infant ibuprofen for any swelling or inflammation.
You would need a weight for dosing.
Do check for any tiny thread that could be looped on toe under the fur.

[CritterMom]

Look for any place on his cage where the bars are less than 1/4" from one another. The corners where one side meets another is a good place to start. Those are pinch points - wide enough to slide a toe or tail into and then get it stuck and panic and start yanking. You need to get rid of any pinch points in your cage.

[Jerri]

Thank you so much I will check on those things

[Crystal]

My girl has been to vet twice with toe injuries. Be sure to stop the bleeding and only apply antibiotic if you can keep your baby from licking it off. They heal very quickly generally within 3 days. Good luck! Let me know if I can help you any further.