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Treatment for sore skin under chin?

cocobun

cocobun

Young Bun
Bun is just coming to the end of his medications for his GI Stasis, and due to being a complete diva and refusing to swallow alot of meds, they would dribble onto his chest hair where he would clean as soon as it was over. I've noticed that he's got what I guess is saliva burn under his chin - it looks like red, windburnt skin with only little tufts of fur coming out. He doesn't have any dental problems so I know it's just caused by licking all the meds off.

He's fine and it doesn't seem to cause him any pain - he's eating, pooping and running around like a champ, but I wondered if there's anything I can put on it to help it get better faster and wouldn't be dangerous if he licked a bit off? Thankyou!
 
If it is now dry and not painful for him I'd leave it alone. Just keep an eye on it for any sign of infection. If it is damp that indicates that he may actually be drooling which would require investigation by the Vet.
 
Grim gets this and I've treated it with hibiscrub and sudacrem but it was very stressful for him so now I just leave it. Hibiscrub can sting quite a but on raw skin so I think the sudacrem its better but speak to a vet first.
 
It's dry & I like Jenova's bun I think it would stress him out if I tried to put something on it, so I'll leave it be but keep an eye on it. Thankyou both!
 
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