We have a lovely 1 year old cat named Flossie, whom we rescued from a kind-of-animal-hoarder situation. She had lost part of her leg, and had just a nub below the hock. They were doing a bit of a massive spay-and-neuter operation, as a lot of the cats in the woman's trailer were nearly feral, and built her an outdoor cattery. When they found Flossie, she was so septic she could barely move. I worked in the clinic that was doing said spay-and-neuters, and Flossie stayed with us for quite a while whilst getting antibiotics and treated for the wicked flea infestation every cat had. I was her primary caregiver, so needless to say I grew attached, and ended up adopting her. Once she got settled in, we saw that she was using her nub to try to walk, which of course could have major complications, so we talked to the various vets in our lives and opted to have the leg amputated. Dr. Eldridge at Animal Hospital of Pitt County did an AMAZING job, and Flossie of course is doing fantastic and is totally healed from her surgery. We adopted one other cat we were fostering, because she got along so famously with him (despite her little socially awkward ways) and so we now have Miss Flossie and Mr. Toulouse (who has all four of his legs).

So, little backstory aside, Flossie seems to have a problem with her hind claws fracturing and I believe they are becoming painful for her, as she hops and then sits when walking around, to (we assume) stay off her toes. She only has one claw on her back paw currently, and it's broken and will fall off soon. We were thinking about perhaps cleaning them with hydrogen peroxide, applying triple antibiotic ointment, and taping some sort of baby sock on to her little paw to give them a chance to regrow.

We thought that someone else has to have had the same problem at some point, and are hoping there's a way to keep her little kitty claws from getting damaged again. So we are here for your advice and input!