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Urgent - rabbit with sore!

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Hopping_mad

Young Bun
Hello, I need some urgent advice please

just feeding young daisy and noticed a nasty sore on her back shoulder area. Its about the size of a 20p. It looks quite dry. Shes still eating and seems her normal self but she is obviously not too keen on me poking around there. She had her VHD jab six days ago - could it be that? its not on the scruff of her neck but she wriggled so much at the vets (took 2 to hold her down) that i wonder if they got it in the right place?

I read the horrible post on fly strike - could it be that? cant see any maggots but...

I have taken a very bad photo

http://img221.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn37344dv.jpg

please let me know if we need to make an emergency vet run tonight or should we only go if she starts looking unhappy?
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Hiya,

Don't worry :) It's quite likly that it is a reaction from the VHD jab, it's quite common for bunnies to get round scabs after them and they're surprisingly large compared to the little needle.

If it's dry and scabbed over then just keep an eye on it and it should heal well without a vet trip.

If the scan gets knocked off before it heals just make sure it stays clean, you can clean it with boiled water (left to cool) with a pinch of salt in.

If it starts weeping, a lump form in the skin or it starts looking red and swollen then you need to see a vet.

Flystrike is much more of a risk in summer when you do need to be careful of any open wounds.

Tam
 
update

Thanks for the advice. I took her to the vet this morning - looks like she has just been scratching the vaccination site. Got some anitbiotics and some cream to stop it becoming infected...the vet thinks she is going to be fine :D
 
Re: update

Hopping_mad said:
Thanks for the advice. I took her to the vet this morning - looks like she has just been scratching the vaccination site. Got some anitbiotics and some cream to stop it becoming infected...the vet thinks she is going to be fine :D
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:D I'm glad she's going to be ok!
 
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