I am always so saddened to hear of those who have lost their precious fuzzies. I dread the day that I will have to face it myself. My sympathies to you all. I was doing the dishes in the kitchen last night while my girls were out playing. We don't allow our girls into the kitchen, but I can hear them play in the other room. I went upstairs afterwards to find Pixie in her cage (odd). I called her and Zinc downstairs to play. Since they came so quickly to my call, I decided to give them a treat (we like to reward good behavior with bits of cheweasels -- we cut them into bite size pieces and use them as treats since they like to eat them). That's when I noticed blood on Pixie. My mind is racing. (Yes, I panic when one of my girls is upset or hurt, as you all may have already guessed). I give the others their treats and grab the quickstop powder and run upstairs with Pixie in tow to mend her wound. I grabbed the peroxide and put some onto a cotton ball. It's coming from her back toe. HER CLAW IS MISSING!!! I'm freaking out. She didn't like me trying to clean it (I only tried once). Since the bleeding had already stopped, I decided to let it go. I seemed to be in more pain than she was. She just wanted to be let down to play more. I wanted to take her to the vet asap because all I could think about was those deformed claws I had heard about on the fml. After calling the shelter people (we stay in touch), I calmed down a bit. I learned (again) that towels or terry cloth material can get caught up. I think I had read that their nails could get caught, but just didn't think they'd rip it out. I intend to replace the towels in the cage but am unsure of the options. She had suggested baby receiving blankets. I don't think it happened in the cage. Most of the blood was downstairs. I think she went to her cage to mend her wound. But I would like to find the culprit so that it won't happen again. I am mindful of keeping their nails trimmed, so that wasn't the cause. I'm going to keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't get infected or anything. Has this happened to any of you? Suzanna Zinc, Pixie, and Riki [Posted in FML issue 3130]