[nagdu] Monty at the vet

[Julie J.]

Monty and Belle were in the backyard with my husband this morning.  they 
were running laps in the new snow, having a good time.  then my husband 
noticed that Monty was leaving bloody footprints.

I checked his feet and found that he has ripped a nail.  I mean that he 
completely ripped it like from where it grows out of the toe.  It was 
sticking up at a 90 degree angle from where it should have been and 
bleeding quite a bit.

We called the vet to let them know we were coming.  It wasn't busy this 
morning so we got right in.  The tech took one look at his foot and said 
that he'd have to be sedated so they could fix it.

I immediately had the urge to refuse.  Monty is extremely good about 
being handled and not fussing about being treated.  But then I stopped 
myself.  this must hurt him a lot and it's going to hurt more when they 
clean it up.  Surely Monty will be more comfortable with some medication.

It's just a ripped nail.  i know that's no big deal, but I am really 
worried about him.  We go back in a bit to pick him up.  I'm sure he 
will be fine.  My husband is staying home with him today so I can go 
into work.  He is self employed and has a much more flexible work 
schedule than I do. I didn't ask him to do this, he insisted.

Am I crazy for stressing so much about a broken nail?  I feel like I'm 
over reacting to a small event, but...well it's Monty.

Julie