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Mini Lop Mama

Mini Lop Mama

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One of my kits got into the cage above her litter containing a bonded doe and buck pair. The doe attacked her and I just found the kit. Any ideas what I do? There are no guts or missing parts, lots of raw skin and a super glue worthy bite. Just two main injuries, the last three show the injury I am truly concerned with, you can see the flap of skin on the last photo better.
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Having seen how absolutely fast young kits can survive and heal from major wounds... DO NOT give up. As long as the kit does not go shocky on you, you have a chance. Clean kit up a bit (not enough to make it go shocky). Keep it clean (relatively speaking) so clip back hair as much as you can. if wound is fresh, super glue the edges but leave a drain hole at the bottom, and let the kit be. Seriously. It will be hard, but most of the time, if you do the very basics of care and then let them be (supporting with good food) and a quiet area where they can safely be an active, happy kit (so no hay, straw or other debris that can get into the wound). They will often heal quickly. I have been absolutely amazed at what kits can survive and heal from and just how very quickly they can do so.
 
ladysown said:
Having seen how absolutely fast young kits can survive and heal from major wounds... DO NOT give up. As long as the kit does not go shocky on you, you have a chance. Clean kit up a bit (not enough to make it go shocky). Keep it clean (relatively speaking) so clip back hair as much as you can. if wound is fresh, super glue the edges but leave a drain hole at the bottom, and let the kit be. Seriously. It will be hard, but most of the time, if you do the very basics of care and then let them be (supporting with good food) and a quiet area where they can safely be an active, happy kit (so no hay, straw or other debris that can get into the wound). They will often heal quickly. I have been absolutely amazed at what kits can survive and heal from and just how very quickly they can do so.
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This is so encouraging to hear! The kit is doing so well, I brought all her litter mates indoors since we are bonding the sisters. They have alfalfa hay and alfalfa pellets. She is doing very well.
 
Stoneunhenged said:
Yikes! It looks like it’s going to need sutures to me.
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Rabbit skin tears easily esp. in young animals/kits, so it is questionable wether or not sutures don't do more damage. Keep it clean, glue it maybe and see what happens. Had a kit with a cut low on the back once, no idea how, but healed up just fine under some sealing woundspray.
 
tambayo said:
Rabbit skin tears easily esp. in young animals/kits, so it is questionable wether or not sutures don't do more damage. Keep it clean, glue it maybe and see what happens. Had a kit with a cut low on the back once, no idea how, but healed up just fine under some sealing woundspray.
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Superglue works as long as you trim the fur back and make sure the glue will not touch the fur at all. I learned the hard way that rabbit fur heats up and starts smoking with super glue. I usually clean the area with saline then colloidal silver to get that flap back up then kinda tack glue the edges where it holds it. I had a bunny that somehow caught her dewlap and ripped it open. She healed good doing it that way.
 

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