I've just noticed that Ada has a little bit of dried blood at the back base of one of her ears. Presumably the right thing to do is to clean it with cooled boiled water with a little bit of salt?
This seems like a stupid question, but what sort of things do I need to do to keep an eye on it? Should I part the fur each time to check it? Are there any signs to look for you wouldn't see in a human? How quickly should I expect it to heal? She is on antibiotics for snuffles and hasn't really grown in almost 2 months.
This is the first time I've had to deal with anything like this in a furry animal, and you can't see how it's healing so easily as if it's on yourself and I don't know how their healing speeds compare with ours.
Should I continue to clean it for a few days, e.g. twice a day?
They are seeing the vet later in the week anyway, but I'd assume that a small scratch doesn't warrant a visit unless it turns nasty. Is that right?
ETA, 20 mins later...
That was farcical
Beatrix binkied into the ramekin of salt water just as I was starting to clean Ada! I had to start with her facing towards me. The cotton wool pad came away clean (no hint of blood or dirt) as I managed to get her to turn, her damp fur looked clean as well. I tried to dry the area with another couple of pads. Then they ran around all over the house, mocking the tired achy human. They have so much energy at this time and all I could do was watch them, close doors and hope they didn't chew anything unbunnyproof I'd left lying about. I'd run out of basil - foolishly allowing them to feast on it earlier - so had to resort to pellets to lure them back. I kept looking at the back of Ada's ear and could see nothing untoward. But will check her again in the morning.
This seems like a stupid question, but what sort of things do I need to do to keep an eye on it? Should I part the fur each time to check it? Are there any signs to look for you wouldn't see in a human? How quickly should I expect it to heal? She is on antibiotics for snuffles and hasn't really grown in almost 2 months.
This is the first time I've had to deal with anything like this in a furry animal, and you can't see how it's healing so easily as if it's on yourself and I don't know how their healing speeds compare with ours.
Should I continue to clean it for a few days, e.g. twice a day?
They are seeing the vet later in the week anyway, but I'd assume that a small scratch doesn't warrant a visit unless it turns nasty. Is that right?
ETA, 20 mins later...
That was farcical
Beatrix binkied into the ramekin of salt water just as I was starting to clean Ada! I had to start with her facing towards me. The cotton wool pad came away clean (no hint of blood or dirt) as I managed to get her to turn, her damp fur looked clean as well. I tried to dry the area with another couple of pads. Then they ran around all over the house, mocking the tired achy human. They have so much energy at this time and all I could do was watch them, close doors and hope they didn't chew anything unbunnyproof I'd left lying about. I'd run out of basil - foolishly allowing them to feast on it earlier - so had to resort to pellets to lure them back. I kept looking at the back of Ada's ear and could see nothing untoward. But will check her again in the morning.
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