Rabbit torn hide

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Please help! My daughter was trying to pull out her rabbit of her cage and her bunny was trying to get away.

She grabbed her right backside to keep her from getting away. Her bunny sprinted forward and my daughter was left (horrified) holding a large area of fur that pulled off of her body completely. Her bunny didn't make any noise, didn't seem to be in any pain, is eating regularly, but has this terrible hole on her back side. The vet was closed yesterday so I was planning on going today.

Is this something that will heal of it's own??

Thanks for any help!!
 

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not sure, is it just fur or did skin get removed and so an open area? Can you post a picture- it would help give us an idea of what you are dealing with.

@Samantha drawz might have some ideas for you

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Some skin came off and you could see you a little blood but it didn't run at all. I will take a picture as soon as I get home from work as I need to check it.

Thank you for your response and welcome!
 

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Wow, I'm sorry for your daughter and her rabbit!
It's wild - the hide on older rabbits can be so tough, you can bend needles trying to give them injections, and yet you can have this sort of thing happen, too. I've never had this happen when a person was involved, but I can think of 2 rabbits of mine that wound up with big holes in their hides (like, postage stamp sized or bigger) from a cage mate who no longer wanted to share space.

It can be nasty, and ugly, but if you keep the wound clean and keep the bugs off of it, a wound like that can granulate and heal up just fine, even to the point of leaving only a small scar. Horses do this sort of thing to themselves all the time, and most vets are reluctant to stitch them - even when it's a wound that can be stitched.

Good luck; do y'all need us to give you some pointers on safe rabbit handling?
 

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Thank you very much for the feedback it was very traumatic. I got an emergency vet appointment today but couldn't get her out of her cage as I think she knew something was up. The small bloodied area now has a scab on it but the bald spot from missing hair is huge and looks just awful. Here are the pictures am almost afraid to post because it's so horrifying. she is very happy alert and responsive and eating fine as well as keeping it very clean I don't see any signs of any infection or pass or swelling .
 

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ouch...that has to be sore....poor girl :hugs I'm guessing she is kind of stressed out- rabbits do a very good job of hiding problems. As long as it is clean and there isn't any infections- just continue to watch and keep her comfortable.
 

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Ohhhh thanks for the support and advice! Just got off the phone with the vet and he said the same thing. It's miraculous they can heal from such a wound. Nice to meet so many bunny lovers. :weee
 

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I use vetricine on things like this... Keep it clean, dry and INSIDE away from any bugs.... Antibiotics orally wouldn't be a bad idea either.

I am soooo sorry y'all are going through this. It is certainly no fun :(
 

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