parsnipbun
Wise Old Thumper
Advice needed please:
Two of my rabbits (Teasal and Parsley) sometimes manage to 'meet' through the child gate bars and nip or scratch each others noses . We try and avoid this of course by having two childgates and a 'no rabbits land' - but life is life and sometimes they get through/past one and meet at the next.
Anyhow - I think probably a day or so ago it happened again and Teasal got his nose/lip area either scratched or bitten. There is no bleeding but a thin line of fur shows where something must have happened.
Anyway I noticed his lip area is now hard and swelling - not huge or red but noticeable.
We have both Septrin and Baytril here - do you think I should give him a dose of either of these (not sure why one might use one instead of the other . . . )?
Just a bit concerned about it turning into an abcess.
He seems his normal happy comfortable and hungry self.
Advice anyone? Should I make a vets appt? (another £30!!: only just paid for Willows £550!!)
Two of my rabbits (Teasal and Parsley) sometimes manage to 'meet' through the child gate bars and nip or scratch each others noses . We try and avoid this of course by having two childgates and a 'no rabbits land' - but life is life and sometimes they get through/past one and meet at the next.
Anyhow - I think probably a day or so ago it happened again and Teasal got his nose/lip area either scratched or bitten. There is no bleeding but a thin line of fur shows where something must have happened.
Anyway I noticed his lip area is now hard and swelling - not huge or red but noticeable.
We have both Septrin and Baytril here - do you think I should give him a dose of either of these (not sure why one might use one instead of the other . . . )?
Just a bit concerned about it turning into an abcess.
He seems his normal happy comfortable and hungry self.
Advice anyone? Should I make a vets appt? (another £30!!: only just paid for Willows £550!!)