My bunny's ear bite won't heal and is infected. What should I do now?

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Ok so I have a bunny named Marshall and he’s 14 weeks old and I had another male bunny in the cage with him and the other one attacked Marshall and now he has a big bite on his ear the has Puss coming out of it. I’ve been cleaning every day but it just swells back up and pusses again and I don’t know what to do. What do I do? Also I don’t have any money so I hope this conversation doesn’t cost anything. Pet's info: Bird | Parrot | Male | unneutered | 10 months and 23 days old

Lauren Kennedy, DVM · Accepted Answer

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.

My bunny's ear bite won't heal and is infected. What should I do now?

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