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Bite? :( UD abscess?

esupi

esupi

Warren Veteran
Does this look like a typical bite (I am guessing so, as I am trying to bond!). What should I do with it? Does it need the vets or can I clean it at home?
I've just found it on Tully - it's quite dried so at least several hours old :( Can try to get some better photos soon when OH is back.



 
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Yes it looks like a bite to me.

If its dry I would be tempted to no wash it thoroughly, just maybe rinse it with saline or the like and watch it very closely. I don't think it needs vet attention as there isn't much they could do. Besides precautionary antibiotics... Which seems a bit over the top.

I *personally* would just watch it closely. If it swells in the next few days then pop along to the vets as rabbits are terrible for getting abscesses on wounds!
 
I'd carefully trim off as much surrounding fur as possible and the flush the wound thoroughly with a saline solution. If it is just a superficial lesion (hard to be sure from the photo) then it should be OK, but if there is a true puncture wound the risk of infection/abscess is much greater.
 
Thank you both. I will enlist OH as soon as he gets back and see if we can get a better look and clean up.
Suspect that may be the end of this bonding attempt :(
 
:( on closer inspection, what I thought was dried blood matted in the fur appears to be a lump under the skin. Is this an abscess?
If so, how quickly could it have developed? I would say it is roughly just a bit smaller than a 5p piece.
 
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