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Forum DIET & CARE styptic powder

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    • teamedwrd13
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         Is this stypic powder safe for rabbits?

        http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3678508

        If not where can i get some that is safe? Thank you!


      • mossling
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          that stuff HURTS! my sister cut herself shaving, and had the brilliant idea to dab some on to stop the bleeding. we heard her scream on the other side of the house.

          use corn starch. safe, painless, and just as effective. not to mention, much cheaper!


        • teamedwrd13
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            mossling:

            thats because its for animals not humans.


          • Tate
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              Animals can actually feel pain too, so it hurts them as well.

              I would also use cornstarch!


            • teamedwrd13
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                 i know but i was saying the only reason it hurt her sister was because the powder it not for humans.


              • Tate
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                  Oh no, it’s not painless at all for animals- quite painful actually and if you’ve ever applied it to them, you would know by the sound they make. Cornstarch is painless and easy to find!


                • LoveChaCha
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                    Or even quickstop, i think it is in the cat section. I hear it stops the bleeding.


                  • RabbitPam
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                      Definitely cornstarch. Just the kind found in the baking section of the grocery store, not the scented or mixed kind for babies. (No perfumes in other words.)

                      I am allergic to most scents, so I happen to like the plain corn starch as a baby powder for myself, too. It won’t go to waste.


                    • mossling
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                        no, it hurt my sister because she has nerves.  just like a dog, a cat, or a rabbit.  if you cut a rabbit with a knife, it hurts them just as much as it would a person. 


                      • bunnnnnnie!
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                          Just for reference, is styptic powder at least SAFE for a bunny, in an emergency/pinch and you have nothing else?   


                        • Tate
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                            Totally safe as far as I know! Usually, it’s the other way around: is cornstarch safe if I don’t have styptic powder? But yes, safe.


                          • lashkay
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                              I didn’t realize styptic powder is paiinful, thanks for pointing this out! I won’t ever use it. You can also dip a bleeding cut or wounded paw, toe, etc. in flour to stop the bleeding. This too is a tried and true method.


                            • Helenor
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                                Strange, I’ve used styptic powder before on my bunnies, birds, and dog. None of them acted like it hurt them at all.


                              • Tate
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                                  I think some animals are much tougher than others but when I was a dog groomer and we had to use styptic powder on quicked nails, the dogs would be SCREAMING. It seemed to hurt them more than actually quicking them.


                                • Monkeybun
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                                    styptic powder is perfectly safe.


                                  • Helenor
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                                      Tate, I don’t think Lago has a high tolerance for pain at all. She’s very sensitive when I accidentally brush her too roughly and she moves away quickly. When I accidentally get her quick, she also pulls away and makes a little squeak. When I put the styptic powder on her quick, she doesn’t react to it at all. I really don’t think it hurts her.


                                    • RabbitPam
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                                        Plain, unscented corn starch is also perfectly safe.

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