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Originally Posted by Dolomedes

Seabreeze
He/him | Riverclan Warrior| ~25 moons |
“No one is coming to save you.
Get up.”

TW: This character’s posts often exhibits triggers such as depression, suicidal tendencies/ideation, anxiety, and self loathing

Seabreeze sat down as instructed, lifting one of his paws so that the medicine cat could see it properly. He frowned at it, attempting to flex the muscles, unsheath and sheath his claws or something, but other than twitches he didn’t get very far. “I uhh, I’m not sure. I sort of can’t feel this paw, the other ones are also numb, but they’re more stinging numb this one is a lot of nothing and… I don’t think that’s good.” He finished lamely. That and his ears, but they weren’t really on his mind, everything else was cold but now that he was in an enclosed den it was a little better.

[ @squidz ]
[ So I changed my mind a bit if that's alright? I was thinking chronic pain/loss of feeling in his front paws, and then the tips of his ears being frozen dead ( amputated if Berry would do that ) ]

*CW: descriptions of minor amputation*

[ pp perms given by @/finley for Cobwebstorm to teach Berryshine amputation ]

Berryshine's paws trembled as she watched Cobwebstorm speak about and demonstrate amputation. She hadn't been sure that was the right move, never having done something like that before — but when her friend had explained how the skin was frozen and dead, it made sense. The tips of Seabreeze's ears would have to go...

Firstly, the small brown molly pawed over a poppy seed to the warrior with a nod. "P-Please, eat this first... to help ease the pain."

Frowning, she stepped back to observe. Berryshine suppressed a sympathetic wince as the combination of a clean slice of claws and a nip tore off the tip of the ear. She was sure that the particular piece of flesh was numb, but the surrounding parts weren't. Shuddering, the medicine cat braced herself and went to perform the same act on his other ear.

It was a strange feeling; given her lack of battle experience, Berry had never intentionally 'hurt' a cat before. The closest she'd gotten was giving a warning swipe at that WindClan warrior who'd attacked her during the 3v1 raid, and she didn't even remember if her claws had actually scored through his fur or not. And while she was used to some of her healing methods having to hurt (such as fixing a broken limb), this felt almost... barbaric, making her stomach churn. But she also knew this was crucial; amputations could save lives, such as from infections, and she needed to know how to do it (and to stomach it).

Shaking out her shoulders, Berryshine did it as cleanly and swiftly as she could so as not to draw out any possible pain for Seabreeze. The tips of his ears were now both removed from a combination of a clean slice of claws and a nip of the teeth. That, of course, was much easier than something like a limb would've been — but it still twisted her gut to have to remove a part of him like that. As gently as possible, she applied a dab of chewed up marigold to the raw flesh and some cobwebs where she could, attempting to block the small open wounds from any infection.

"T-There we go... how are you feeling?" Berryshine asked, giving Seabreeze a once-over. She prodded his paw pads with a gentle flick, noting that they looked slightly discolored. "Your paws, too... t-they look strange. You said it feels stinging a-and numb..?" The medicine cat cast a worried glance at Cobwebstorm before continuing to inspect his paws. "I've never seen anything like this bad, b-but from what I know of frostbite... there may be a chance w-we can't get full feeling back to your paws. But we'll try."

Internally cursing leaf-bare, Berryshine gently rubbed the warrior's paws for a moment, trying to create heat by the friction. "K-Keep them warm and moving, as much as you can. You should stay here awhile, keep off your p-paws, let us see if anything c-changes as you get warm..."

[ -1 poppy seed ; -0.5 marigold ; -0.5 cobweb ]

 

Originally Posted by Rose

Almondchatter
She/Her

This was a pain. This was such..! A pain! Huffing and puffing (maybe she was being dramatic, maybe she wasn't), Almondchatter waddles into the RiverClan Medicine Den. "Berryshine! Cobwebstorm!" The Queen whines, flopping pitifully into a spare nest, though she's careful about how her belly rests against the ground. She would never hurt her babies. Look, she was tired of carrying this heavy bundle around. And the vomiting..!

Eugh.

Almondchatter could've sworn she was twice the size of what she'd been last time she'd had kits. "Are the other Queens absolutely certain that I can eat nothing to make all of this stop hurting?" The heavily pregnant Queen grouches, lifting her paws to help herself half prop up so she can groom the fur on the underside of her belly. It was a whole chore. She was going to have to start making Songwave do it.

[ @squidz - Berryshine / @/finley - Cobwebstorm? ]

At first, Berryshine was concerned when Almondchatter marched in — her voice was strained like a whine, and a jolt of anxiety made the medicine cat wonder if the kits were coming or if something was wrong. But to her relief (and slight amusement), she saw that the queen was only complaining — listening to her woes and padding over, Berryshine was careful to use very gentle paws as she pressed on Almondchatter's stomach, feeling for anything unusual and inspecting the surrounding area.

"Ah... unfortunately, they're r-right about that. I can't treat it l-like a bellyache when it isn't food hurting you, b-but a bunch of wriggly kits. A-And we generally don't give poppy seeds to queens." There was a note of amusement in Berryshine's voice, whiskers twitching in sympathy. "I can give you a little something, though. H-Hold on..."

The medicine cat briefly went to her herb stores, pawing out a preserved stalk of burnet. She pawed the plant over to the queen with an encouraging smile. "This'll help g-give you strength. You'll be tasting it on your tongue for awhile, t-though, so better wash it down with some prey." Another minor attempt at a joke, which the small brown molly wasn't the best at, but she'd seen her share of queens by now to know the pains were normal and expected.

[ -1 burnet ]

 

Originally Posted by SpiritRun

Tigerfire comes in limping blood coming from her face and paw. She winced as she tired to put some weight on her sprained paw she lied down and started to lick her injured paw. Looking around she saw they where a bit busy than normal (open)

Alarm spread through Berryshine when she caught the scent of blood. That was never good. Squeezing out from the cleft where she and Cobwebstorm slept, the medicine cat's eyes widened to see Tigerfire with some blood over her pelt.

"O-Oh, my... what happened?" The small brown molly gasped, hurrying over with a worried frown. Gently she helped guide the warrior to the nearest open nest, looking her over. Oh, that paw didn't look good... she frowned, waiting for Tigerfire to explain and starting to think of remedies in her mind.

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