Hello TBS. It's been a while, hope everyone is well.

Little Trooper-Marie is needing some help again.
Last Thursday while I was napping, Troopie did something to her left toenail. I think she ripped it or bent it out of place and it was bleeding pretty heavily at first. I noticed right away when I woke up because I saw her laying in her nest all weird and then I saw blood on her fur and she didn't want to come out of her nest. I quickly got her into one of her smaller cages, so that I could bathe her and get her wound clean. I used 1 part hydrogen peroxide to 2 parts water to clean it out and prevent infections (Had to use a spray bottle). I had her in the small cage over night beside me so that she couldn't jump around, get dirty, or re-open the wound. The bleeding stopped a couple hours after I cleaned her paw. I also deep cleaned and sterilized her bigger cage and her room to lessen the chances of infection.

Over the last two days she has been sleeping more than usual, but she does walk around and climb up things still. She was kind of in a playful mood yesterday but I prevented her from playing. I haven't seen anymore blood since but I think she is still in pain because of the amount she has been sleeping. Her toenail looks like it's bent on an angle a little bit but It could also just be how she's positioning it, it's hard for me to tell because she is so squirmy. I don't think her toe is broken because she doesn't whimper or cry like she usually does when she is really hurting, and she still climbs, walks, and runs to me when I have food. Shes also not limping and her appetite and bodily functions are still good.

Just wondering what I should do or where to go from here. Will her toe/toenail heal itself naturally? Would I need to get her toenail surgically removed? Would the toenail just fall off and grow back? I have read that putting any topical bacterial ointment on it is bad as she will likely ingest it and make her sick. Should she be going on anti-biotics?

I can try to take pictures if I can get her still enough for a while if needed.

Thank you for any help and advice.


Dann & Trooper-Marie