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My rabbit's ear is cut by my dog. Vet is closed, what should I do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Small Animal | Rabbit | Female | unspayed | 5 lbs

My dog was playing with my rabbit and accidentally scratched her ear and now my rabbit has a cut and my vet is closed until tuesday. What should i do ?

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on July 8th, 2017

Ouch, poor Bambi! Gently clean the wound with warm water and antiseptic soap. Keep your dog away from her, and have her rest quietly so the wound can heal. Monitor it, and if it becomes red, swollen, warm to the touch, or you see pus, then it's infected and she should see a vet right away for antibiotics. I hope this helps!

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    Answered By Lauren Kennedy, DVM

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    Published on April 7th, 2019

    If you haven’t already separated the bunnies into individual cages I would do this as soon as possible. Since the wound is not healing on its own Marshall will most likely need antibiotics to help clear it up. Rabbits can be very sensitive to certain antibiotics so it is important to have him examined by a vet so the appropriate drugs can be used. Until you are able to get Marshall to the vet keep the ear as clean as possible and apply some topical antibiotic ointment on the wound. I hope this helps. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Best of luck.

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