Injured bunny ear

[Aivituks]

Hey, my big lop bunny got in fight with other bunny and his ear looks bad.i Will take him to the vet tomorow and i was wondering if somone had similar problem. And if his ear Will be okay. He is 4 months old and eats well, his poops also is okay. now I put him medicine against inflammation, but he does not stay better. Its been 3 days since fight. Oh, and sorry for my bad English ?

[Bam]

Cut off as much hair as you can around the wound, although the hair is very short on the picture so you might have to skip that step. Clean the would with povidone-iodine or just diluted iodine, some buns’ skin react negatively to chlorhexidine, but it’s often used with rabbits. I don’t know what you can get in Latvia, of course, it varies so much between countries. Hydrogen peroxide is not recommended these days though, because it can delay wound healing.

Dab dry with something very clean, like a fresh compress. Then you can put antibiotic cream on the sore. Fucidine cream can be used, silver sulfadiazine cream can also be used. 

If there is an infection your vet might put him on oral antibiotics. Not all antibiotics are safe for rabbits, here is Medirabbit’s list of safe antibiotics: http://www.medirabbit.com/Safe_medication/Antibiotics/Safe_antibiotics.htm

You want the wound to dry up so infection doesn’t spread. He could lose the injured part of his ear, but that’s not a problem for the bunny, it’s just an esthetic thing. It’s very common with ear injuries though, so don’t be alarmed.

[Aivituks]

Thank you so much. I have fucidin at home. But it is for humans, is it okay if i put him? His all ear is damaged. Then all ear Will be lost?

[Asriel and Bombur]

I hope your bun gets better!

I do want to add that keep both of your bunnies completely separate at all times until both have been spayed/neutered and gone through the proper bonding process. At this age they are hormonal and will only want to fight and mate, and they can fight to the death.

[Aivituks]

I keep them separate.

[Bam]

Fucidine for humans (20 mg/g cream) is fine for rabbits. Put it on all the damaged parts, a thin layer. You can do this twice per day.

A bunny can potentially lose the whole ear, but frayed edges are more common.

[Aivituks]

Bunny keeps steping on his ear and its gotten worse. We are giving him antibiotics and fucidin. That means that we need to cut off the ear?

[Bunny House]

Did you take him to the vet to get the appropriate care?

[Aivituks]

Yes, thursday.

[Bunny House]

What meds did they put him on? No injury should mean an amputation. If the bun becomes septic or the ear is cold in that area, then it means that tissue has died so then an amputation would be necesary, but it would have to be a really bad infection. One of my buns got an infection from subq fluids and her skin opened up and now has a 1inch scab on it as it heals. And she’s on antibiotics too. Can you upload a picture of the ear how it is today?

[Aivituks]

I dont know the name of antibiotics, because my vet already filled them un syringe. She gave for 5 days+ fucidine cream.

[Aivituks]

This is taken Today.

[Aivituks]

I dont know why picture isint upload.

[Bunny House]

Would you be able to call the vet tomorrow and get the name of it so we can make sure it’s rabbit safe? Antibiotics need to be used for 2+ weeks for the effect to work and start killing all the bacteria. What did the vet say about how the ear looked?

[Aivituks]

I vent to diferent vet that day. And he said there is no need for antibiotics, so I stopped use it.we just clean the ear with Hydrogen peroxide and after that we put on spray. I cant upload picture, i dont know why, but the ear is great. Its healing well and evrething Will be okay.maybe fur wont grow back, but thats okay. This vet is expierenced in bunnies. And he has rescued alot bunnies.

[Aivituks]

Bunny is free roam and he sleeps only on me. ?

[Bunny House]

Good!

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