My rabbit's nail broke. Should I use Neosporin or see a vet?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Small Animal | Rabbit | Male | unneutered | 8 months and 11 days old | 3.5 lbs
My bunny's nail broke and fell off. It looks pretty bad (hard to get a picture of it). He's acting fine today, running around and eating, last night he seemed to shake and his eyes rolled back (lasted 3 seconds) but I think it was because of the pain. I put Neosporin on it and he seems okay. I want your opinion if I should take him to a get or just make sure it stays clean. I'm a broke college student so any advice helps.
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Published on April 16th, 2018
Be very careful with putting antibiotic ointment on any wound on your rabbit as this can upset their digestive system very seriously, if they lick the ointment off. Do nothing more and just observe the wound. If it happens to become infected (red, painful, hot, discharge of pus) then take your rabbit to a vet for an exam and injectable antibiotics.,
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Published on March 5th, 2020
There is not anything you can do at this point. Just monitor him and if he acts ill at any time then he should see a vet. If the nail is an open wound and bleeding it needs to stay bandaged to keep it from getting dirty. For future reference, you can use this for any injuries: https://www.allivet.com/p-2860-vetericyn-plus-antimicrobial-hydrogel-spray.aspx
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