Had a bit of a rearrange, so I didn't have to keep stepping over cages to get around my room. Anyway, I had a spare cage at the end so went to take it outside, forgetting to shut the door of the cage I'd just put the mini rex into! I came upstairs to find him sitting quitely in front of Joey's crate, quite amazed as Joey's rather nasty to anyone through the bars, but then realised the reason why - Joey's given the rex a nasty bite to his chin!
There was lots and lots of blood :? I've cleaned it up with hibiscrub, and put antiseptic wound powder on, which helped stem the bleed but as soon as I put him back he groomed it off. Repeated the hibiscrub and wound powder and the bleeding stopped, but he groomed himself again so he might make it start bleeding again :?
He seems very stressed out - I think he was shocked by the bite and was just sitting there, but he hates being held and then I had to go and hold him for ages to clean it up and get a look at it, so that wasn't a nice experience for him at all.
I'll be taking him to the vet tomorrow evening, but what can I do in the mean time, other than keep it clean and apply the wound powder to help stop it bleeding?
Trust my only bun with healthy teeth to be the one willing to use them straight away :roll:
There was lots and lots of blood :? I've cleaned it up with hibiscrub, and put antiseptic wound powder on, which helped stem the bleed but as soon as I put him back he groomed it off. Repeated the hibiscrub and wound powder and the bleeding stopped, but he groomed himself again so he might make it start bleeding again :?
He seems very stressed out - I think he was shocked by the bite and was just sitting there, but he hates being held and then I had to go and hold him for ages to clean it up and get a look at it, so that wasn't a nice experience for him at all.
I'll be taking him to the vet tomorrow evening, but what can I do in the mean time, other than keep it clean and apply the wound powder to help stop it bleeding?
Trust my only bun with healthy teeth to be the one willing to use them straight away :roll: