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When your rabbit is cut, first provide first aid, and then bring the rabbit to his usual "rabbit-savvy" vet.
** If the wound is gushing blood, skip the first aid: just cover and apply pressure to the wound with a clean cloth and bring the rabbit straight to a vet.
See the related questions below for more info and helpful links.
First Aid for a small cut (like a cut on the ear)- Stay calm, keep loud noises and chaos to a minimum, and hold the rabbit securely. If the rabbit is panicking, it can help to keep her feet on a flat surface, and to cover her eyes. A "bunny burrito" can help keep her under control (find videos for "bunny burritos" on YouTube).
- Flush the wound to clean it. Use saline solution, or watered-down povidone iodine (Betadine), or plain water.
- Cover the wound with a non-stick bandage
- Cover the non-stick bandage with self-adhesive bandage tape (don't let the bandage tape touch the open wound because it'll stick to it)
- Keep the rabbit warm on the way to the vet's (this can mean piling on the blankets, and if the rabbit is already cold and motionless also include a hot water bottle beneath the towels) -- after an injury, rabbits are very susceptible to shock
- Bring hay and some food with the rabbit to the vet's -- after an injury, rabbits are very susceptible to GI stasis
The rabbit should see a vet for three reasons:
- Even small cuts can lead to severe infection, so the cut needs to be properly treated, but many anti-infection products for humans/cats/dogs aren't safe for rabbits, so the vet needs to tell you which ones are safe
- Any kind of traumatic incident can cause other health problems in rabbits: you need the vet to assess the rabbit for other signs of ill health, and possibly administer subQ fluids, pain drugs, and motility drugs to keep the rabbit healthy during the initial recovery period
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