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injection scab getting worse

jay

jay

Mama Doe
When Jack had his injection for VHD two weeks ago he had a really bad reaction and a large scab has now formed. He keeps scratching at it and it bleeds every time he does this. The vet saw it on tuesday and said it would heal but I'm still worried about it. It's not infected but I don't want it to get infected.
 
I wouldn't suggest putting anything on it, it might make it worse. I guess the best thing to do would be to keep an eye on it and if it seems to be getting a lot worse rather than better, take your bun back to the vet!
 
Candy had a bad reaction to her VHD, which scabbed and was very red and inflamed, to be honest she lost most of the fur across her sholders.

When I took her back to the vet he was about to give me some cream when I realised that I recognised the packaging, it turned out to be the same thing that I use on my daughter eczema, he told me to use that as it is just a purer version for human use as the one he was going to give me. So there is something your vet can give you that will clear this up.

As soon as I started using it, it started to improve and cleared up fairly quickly after that. Just wish the fur had grown back properly. She now has this band across her sholders that is like baby fur and a totally different colour to the rest of her...... not to worry, it dosen't bother her and it's really nice and soft to run your fingers through...... lol
 
The best thing to do when getting the vhd jab is to ask for one needle to draw up and one for the jab itself, this prevents it coming into contact with the skin and stops a reaction (most of the time!)
 
runnybabbit - what is the cream that you used on your daughter called? My fiance has eczema and has a couple of creams that he uses - might be the same one? Jack has lost some fur - more is comming away at the moment. I think its just itching though, not sore as he's still bounding about and eating really well.
 
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