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#2081970
Aj_17
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HELP! Injured rat :( 
I was taking my 6 week old rat,Panda, out so i could clean her cage when i noticed something red on her neck. When i looked closer i saw that she had a cut on the front of her neck(throat area)!How could this of happened?! shes by her self right now( i just got her 1 week ago) & The only time shes been any where near my other rat was the other day when i had both of them on my lap, but i was watching them very closely and my resident rat (Daisy) never tried to bite her. What should i do? Please help!
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10/08/09 07:55pm
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#2082220
Lovetheleo
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Message To: Aj_17 In reference to Message Id: 2081970
HELP! Injured rat :(
most likley she got caught on something in her cage
does it look like she may have scratched herself?
she may be allergic to the bedding she is on r have mites/fleas if it looks like she scratched herself
got any pics of the area
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10/09/09 02:18pm
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#2082325
Aj_17
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Message To: Lovetheleo In reference to Message Id: 2082220
HELP! Injured rat :(
cant get a pic- shes to squirmy. I agree that she probably got caught on something in the cage. I dont think she can reach where the cut is to scratch herself. i have all natural bedding( it says allergen free on it) , i havent seen any fleas or anything, and ive never seen her scratch herself. It looks much better than it was yesterday- i can barely see it anymore! she looks fine so i guess ill just let it heal on its own. And ill make sure to check for any sharp edges in her cage. thanks for the help :)
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10/09/09 08:55pm
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#2082370
Lovetheleo
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Message To: Aj_17 In reference to Message Id: 2082325
HELP! Injured rat :(
ok good that is looks better
in the future if they get any scratches you can put neosporin on them just make sure it does NOT have painkiller in it
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10/10/09 12:03am
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