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Injured Degu
Sent to Pet Experts July 19 02:10 PM

I have a 2-3 month female degu, and she has cut herself somehow on the underside of her urethral cone. (I have another degu the same age, they VERY rarely fight) Anyway, it was bleeding a lot yesterday before I discovered it, but then I looked, believe it was clotted. I put neosporin on it as a precaution, but is there anything else I can do? I don't know how serious this is, considering the area of the injury.

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July 19 3:31 PM (1 hour and 21 minutes and 49 seconds later)
         
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From this site
http://www.degu-forum.tk/
"Normally, if a Degu has a wound (usually when two Degus has fight) it will heal within four-five days. Be careful, though. If the wound is really bad - very deep, extremely large or if it takes longer than a week to heal, take your Degu to a Vet. "
The neosporin is a common med used in all sorts of animals so I think you are doing just right in caring for your pet.
You may also want to look in the cage area for anything sharp that might have caused the problem.
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July 20 7:22 PM (1 day and 3 hours later)
         
Reply to Nancy Holmes's Post: thanks alot!
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