I am pet sitting for the neighbours, staying overnight. The rabbit bit my hand when I was trying to sprinkle some sawdust in his cage and he thought I had food in my hand. It drew blood, but it’s not deep at all. Looks like a scratch. Other internet advice says just clean it like you would any other scratch, put a bandaid on it, and don’t worry about it. I couldn’t find any polysporin or bandaids anywhere. There is a box of stuff that is too high to reach that I haven’t looked in. I washed the bite under the tap and put hand sanitizer on it. It stopped bleeding but there’s no bandaid on it. It’s a small “scratch”.
Does anyone have experience with this? So far *the internet says* indoor pet rabbits are less worrisome regarding carrying disease than wild ones would be, and are herbivores so their bites carry less bacteria than dogs and cats. Can anyone confirm they survived a bunny bite without a trip to the doctor? I really don’t want to bother if I don’t have to. I felt ridiculous enough taking up time for a bee sting a month ago!
Does anyone have experience with this? So far *the internet says* indoor pet rabbits are less worrisome regarding carrying disease than wild ones would be, and are herbivores so their bites carry less bacteria than dogs and cats. Can anyone confirm they survived a bunny bite without a trip to the doctor? I really don’t want to bother if I don’t have to. I felt ridiculous enough taking up time for a bee sting a month ago!
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