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- 02/18/2018 at 2:08 AM
  Paige
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  I can’t believe I am typing this right now, but as I was grooming Peter yesterday I found a wound that looks infected. It may have been stemmed from a bite from another bunny I am trying to bond him with. I feel terrible that the wound got so bad it has some pus in it. I teared up looking at it and we are going to take him to the vet very soon. Is there anything I should do to it? I am keeping the bunnies separated for now even though they haven’t had any scuffs for a week and a half. What should I do to keep it from not getting until we get him to the vet? I tried to read up on this but I cou isn’t find any sufficient answers since the wound is the bottom side of his body near his tail. Any advice will help thank you.
- 02/18/2018 at 3:04 AM
  Bam
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  If there’s pus in it I think I’d leave it alone, if you’re going to the vet soon. It’s difficult to say without a picture. Rabbit pus doesn’t drain of itself, it’s very thick. How does he seem? (Appetite, pop, social interaction etc)
- 02/18/2018 at 3:20 AM
  Paige
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  I suspect that the wound started getting worse or that he initially got bit a week and a half ago.
  Because then he was pretty lethargic and wasn’t eating well on his own. I fed him pellet mush every few hours and he was better in a few days. I figured he had a small stomach upset because he got into the dog food but it’s probably because of the wound or a combo of both.
  He’s doing surprisingly super right now which is why I thought nothing was wrong. He’s perfectly normal asking for pets, running around in circles for pellets and he’s eating more hay than ever. His poops are as big as I’ve ever seen them.
  
  So I guess I’ll leave it alone for now.
  And hopefully the vet is open on Tuesday.
- 02/18/2018 at 9:06 AM
  Bam
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  How big is the wound? Tuesday might be a little long to wait.
  The wound won’t heal on its own and it shouldn’t be allowed to heal over, because bacteria that doesn’t need oxygen can then fester inside the wound. Here’s some tips on rabbit wound care from the very trusted source Medirabbit:http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/Skin_diseases/Bacterial/Absc_treat/abscess_treat.htm
- 02/18/2018 at 3:47 PM
  Paige
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  It’s about .5 inch long and I’m not sure how deep it is. Today we are going to the store to buy some saline and try to ‘flush’ it out. I’m not sure if I can pack it though since it may not be deep enough
- 02/18/2018 at 4:53 PM
  Bam
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  There’s no chance you could get him seen on Monday? You want to keep the infection contained. The best thing would be to have a vet or s vet tech see to it, they can medicate with a painkiller and then prescribe antibiotics. A vet tech can then show you how you should care for the wound at home.
- 02/18/2018 at 9:24 PM
  jerseygirl
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  Are you able to post a photo?
  
  Packing of the wound is more for post-surgery when a lot has been excavated, including necrotic tissue. You might be able to use some topical creams of powders like neosporin or something containing chlorhexidine. Or an iodine solution. It will disinfect the skin around the wound to take care of opportunistic bacteria living on the skin. There are some manuka honey wound gels also. Not sure how well creams/ointments etc will stay in place where the wound it.
  One of the things to be really careful about is making sure flies cannot get to the wound. It will be attractive to them to lay eggs and that would be bad news.
  
  Keep changing the litter box more frequently also, given where the wound is.
- 02/19/2018 at 1:12 AM
  Paige
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  Update: I checked the wound today to clean it with saline and all the pus was gone. I guess Peter cleaned it out himself which is strange to me because why wouldn’t he have done that before. But he is shedding right now so maybe he could finally reach it through all the hair I groomed off of him.
  
  My personal rabbit savvy vet is closed on Monday. We could get him into other places but from reviews on the internet there doesn’t seem to be another good one around here that isn’t more than twice the price or 2 hours away.
  
  I cleaned it with q-tips and the saline. And it seems to be a little less than .25 inch deep at the deepest point so not that deep.
  
  https://pinterest.com/pin/747597606867580179/?source_app=android
  
  There’s a picture of when the pus was there.
  
  Okay thank you jerseygirl. I was worried about potential issues occurring since it’s on the bottom on his body.
  
  Around where I live it’s currently 25-30 degrees Fahrenheit so flies are not an issue fortunately.
  
  I can’t take a new photo now because I would need mom to hold him and she is sleeping haha.
- 02/19/2018 at 9:20 AM
  Hapt1981
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  Posted By Peter and Daisy on 2/19/2018 1:12 AM
  
  Update: I checked the wound today to clean it with saline and all the pus was gone. I guess Peter cleaned it out himself which is strange to me because why wouldn’t he have done that before. But he is shedding right now so maybe he could finally reach it through all the hair I groomed off of him.
  
  My personal rabbit savvy vet is closed on Monday. We could get him into other places but from reviews on the internet there doesn’t seem to be another good one around here that isn’t more than twice the price or 2 hours away.
  
  I cleaned it with q-tips and the saline. And it seems to be a little less than .25 inch deep at the deepest point so not that deep.
  
  https://pinterest.com/pin/747597606867580179/?source_app=android
  
  There’s a picture of when the pus was there.
  
  Okay thank you jerseygirl. I was worried about potential issues occurring since it’s on the bottom on his body.
  
  Around where I live it’s currently 25-30 degrees Fahrenheit so flies are not an issue fortunately.
  
  I can’t take a new photo now because I would need mom to hold him and she is sleeping haha.
  
  thanks a lot for keeping us posted, would really appreciated if you would continue keeping us posted further. hope everything’s going to be alright in the end.
- 02/20/2018 at 8:40 PM
  BinkyBunny
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  This actually happened, a long time ago, to one of my bunnies due to a bite during bonding. It got infected and filled with pus. We didn’t even know as she really didn’t have a bump or blood or anything. But then a scab formed and it was easily found, but it also had a terrible smell. These can actually continue to get infected even with cleaning so a vet may prescribe antibiotics. Unfortunately, the infection grew too much on Bailey that it attached so some of the muscle so she had to get surgery to really clean it out well. So I would definitely advise having a vet take a look so it can be nipped in the bud.
  
  Sorry that happened. It’s not uncommon. Keep us updated!
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