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- 07/25/2015 at 11:18 PM
  TedAndPiper
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  Hi, I am new here and sort of new to having rabbits.
  
  I have a holland lop named Ted who is about a year and a half and has been fixed for about two months. I have had him since september of 2014, he is my first rabbit and over all pretty well behaved. Especially once his hormones evened out, he never has accidents around the house.
  
  About a week ago I adopted a spayed female bunny who is about two pounds bigger than him and about a year older. When they first met they were snuggling and grooming each other. Now that we have started bonding he chases and tries to mount her, and I let them work it out usually. However tonight he did that and she tried to get away and he started to fight with her. I got them apart right away. However he bit her and broke the skin right under her eye. I would call a vet’s office but it is after midnight.
  
  I was wondering if there is anything I should do to the cut? Or anything I could do to help her. I have given her veggies and she is in her own space and he is back in his. I just don’t know if I should clean the cut and if I should what I would use.
  
  Any advice from people would be great. He bit me once when I gave him medication after his surgery and I know how much it hurts so I’m worried.
  
  Thank you
- 07/26/2015 at 1:06 AM
  Maddie Rae
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  My response is quite a while after you first posted so by now I’m sure the bleeding has stop/wound has healed or you ended up getting her to a vet, but for the future:
  I can’t recall the name but there is this sort of power sold that’s safe for animals and you use a little q-tip to pat some on a minor cut and stop bleeding (very helpful for clipping nails in case a cut goes too deep) and I’m pretty sure they sell it at a lot of big name pet stores.
  And it sounds like your rabbits are off to a good start bonding! Humping will happen and it’s okay to allow that but don’t allow chasing, if she runs away hold your other bun back and let her go!
- 07/26/2015 at 11:01 AM
  TedAndPiper
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  Thank you! Yes I found some resources online and used something I have used on my cats/dogs/horses before when they got a cut and she seems happy and it’s pretty much already closed! Bunnies are amazing.
  
  Thank you for the bonding advice I will be more mindful of when he starts to bully her so it doesn’t get to the point where he is biting her. She is such a sweetheart and just wants to be pals – he does too, but hasn’t figured it out yet.
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