Hi I’ve posted before but havnt has any replies and I’m really freaking out my rat has a large and sore wound on his back. It seems that either his brother or him are irritating the scab and not allowing it to heal. I separated them last night I left one in a carry cage in the cage and let him out this morning. Is it cruel to do this and alternate between them as I can’t keep an eye on them when I’m asleep. I’ve added pictures so you can see what it looks like. I also noticed blood splatters all inside there house and up my wall!!! I don’t know what to do. No vets round my area treat rats as they are classed as exotic pets!! So I’m really stuck with what to do! What can I do to help him heal as he’s been like this for a couple of weeks now. It just seems it’s being irritated by one of them so it hasn’t had chance to heal!!
Anyone help please!!! My rat is hurt!! (New rat owner)
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Lefty
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Neosporin is rat safe, keep them separated and put lots of neosporin on it! You really need to find a vet and take them if you haven’t already though. Keep the cage very clean to avoid infection. Contact a vet in your area even if they don’t take small animals ask them to refer you to someone who does, they will give you contact information. A lot of vets do take rats but just don’t list them.
SQ
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