This morning dad came in and picked me up. He said he was worried about me, and wondered why I was hiding in his office so early in the morning.
Now he knows better than to doubt me.
I squirmed when he picked me up, and when I landed on the ground, my stupid dewclaw on my left paw broke… again. It seems like it’s always catching on something and breaking.
Of course, a broken dewclaw bleeds a bit, and when dad saw the blood, he sort of freaked out. And then he picked me up again.
He just doesn’t get it, does he?
So I had to sit still for a while on the kitchen counter while he held a paper towel around my paw to stop the bleeding. (I think it would’ve been fine if he’d just left me alone, I could’ve licked it to stop the bleeding y’know.)
Finally dad put me down and then went to clean himself up, leaving me to lick my paw properly. (It doesn’t even hurt anymore, honestly.)
When dad came back out with breakfast, my paw was just fine, and Betsy and I dug into breakfast. But I’m going to keep a wide berth from dad for the next day or so – just in case he feels the need to “check up” on my paw!
-Gus
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12 responses to “My Stupid Dewclaw (and my Stupid Dad)”
Awww give him a break he meant well! Silly humans.
Yes, he meant well. Humans! When will they learn?
Aw, poor Gus! Remember, your dad is just trying to help but buns always know best! 🙂
Maybe he should give you some extra treats.
Milk it.
Awww – I’m glad you are better – your poor dad just loves you
Extra treats are required, we say – we’re glad to hear that it doesn’t hurt anymore, and how did you manage with the blood? Meaning, a white bun and so… (at least Miss Eve wears black pantaloons)
Hay, Gus! Ask your human if it’s okay for pics of you and Betsy to be included in the Bunnies Rock! video. Hop over to my site for details. My mom says if you’ve got action video available, that’s good too. There will be lots of prizes at the online Bunny Benefit Bash later this month, so we hope to see you there.
I don’t need to ask my dad – this is MY site after all! Plus, all our stuff is Creative Commons licensed – so that gives you a whole bunch of freedom for using our pictures and videos. Plus we are always happy to help out for Rabbit-Related causes!
If you want some of our videos, we have cleverly grouped them all under the video tag, so you can find them easily. Go ahead and use them if you want!
@Miss Eve & Neville: Dad washed my paw with a wet paper towel, and I licked it clean after that just to make sure. Although I do always seem to end up with orange paws from the carrots I eat…
We’re sorry to hear about your terrible injury but are glad that you are on the mend! Sometimes ya just gotta put up with a little attention. Sometimes treats are involved!
Yes, I did get a bunch of extra treats after this, which is as it should be.