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Disinfecting wound next to eye?

steeve

steeve

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I have no clue what happened, but it appears like my bunny is missing a patch of fur next to her eye. I believe it happened today a few hours prior. A few pictures:
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In the latter she's squinting because of flash.
Her eye is totally fine, she doesn't seem bothered by the wound; she's running around fine.

What can I use to speed up healing/ disinfect? It's currently 1:30 in the morning here, everything is closed. I have iodine and rubbing alcohol, but I'm not sure how safe those are. I also have a 10% povidone-iodine solution, also not sure about that. Ive also heard of raw honey being used on wounds. What is a good way to cleanse the area? Or, should I even tamper with it? I don't want to risk getting anything in her eye, she isn't very good at sitting still either.

Thank you guys in advance.
 
Hiya :wave:

Is it bleeding or weeping? If not I would leave it and see how it goes. Hopefully she won't scratch it and it will keep dry and scab over until the morning. A vet trip will probably be best then in case she needs antibiotics.

Do you think she may have done this with her back foot when having a scratch?

Hope she is okay x
 
Rabcat said:
Hiya :wave:

Is it bleeding or weeping? If not I would leave it and see how it goes. Hopefully she won't scratch it and it will keep dry and scab over until the morning. A vet trip will probably be best then in case she needs antibiotics.

Do you think she may have done this with her back foot when having a scratch?

Hope she is okay x
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Nope it just looks like she ripped some fur off, so I hope she'll be ok tomorrow. She doesn't appear to be actively touching that area so I think it'll scab soon.

I'm not sure how she did it, but by scratching it might be a possibility. Thanks for the advice.
 
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