Sore on Doe- How to treat?

[mrsmuske]

I have a red nz that has a sore(bigger than a silver dollar on its side) it is wet looking and what looks to be puss . What do I need to do to treat this. Also she may be bred so I don't want to do anything that may jeopardize unborn kits. I will try to attach a picture.

 

[Dood]

That is a pretty nasty wound.

Does she have cage mate or live in a colony ? If so then put her in her own cage.

First thing is to clean it with warm soapy water and trim or pluck all the hair around it so it doesn't get matted

Please post another picture once it is cleaned up to see how bad it is and if a veterinarian visit is best

 

[Homer]

If you have or have access to an electric beard/mustache trimmer they work very well to trim that kind of mess up. Isolate her and show us how it looks when you get it cleaned up.

 

[mrsmuske]

Here is a photo. It's huge. I shaved a lot of hair and got it as clean as I could but I had crappy clippers. I sprayed peroxide and then put triple antibiotic on it after clipping.

 

[FourRingCircus]

Yowzers!! :x Any idea what happened??

 

[alforddm]

The scale of that makes me wonder about a fungal infection?

 

[Homer]

:yeahthat:

I'd use diluted betadine or Veterycin spray or Blu-Kote (as a last resort. It will turn it purple and be hard to see) to treat. I don't use Hydrogen peroxide. It will kill healthy tissues too. I'd get the animal to a vet ASAP!

 

[Dood]

Vet

 

[MamaSheepdog]

I had a rabbit that had a fungal infection on its back from sitting under a leaky water valve. One application of Blu-kote cleared it right up. He was stained purple for months though. :lol:

Just pull as much of the loose fur from the area as possible and spray her with Blu-kote.

 

[Zass]

I'm going to second MSD's blu-kote suggestion. The wound looks horrible, but seems to be confined to the surface, and surface infection seems to be the most likely complication..

You will need to inspect her enclosure to determine and eliminate the cause of the wound, for example a leaky water valve or exposure to predators or another rabbit who may have caused injury.

If she was wounded by another animal, chances of infection are likely to be higher. A vet would be helpful in that they could legally provide a rabbit specific antibiotic.
With buns, it's a good idea to give probiotics along with with antibiotics too.

 

[FourRingCircus]

Blu-kote worked well for a nasty wound our cat had (fellow RT members said it looked like a ruptured absess)...