911 Petey Is Wounded!!!!

[killbee]

Well Petey escaped lst night and I think one of my cats got to him. He has a wound right behind his head. Looks like the skin is pulled away about an inch down his body. There is no blood just raw meat. What do I treat him with? Right now I have antibiatic ointment on the wound and he is hugged up to my chest.

[llovelace]

Can you post pics so I can ge an idea of how large the wound is

[gold217]

Neosporin without the pain killer. And try putting some books or something on top of its cage so it doesn't escape -_-

[tcutting]

Take him to the vet!

[killbee]

Can you post pics so I can ge an idea of how large the wound is

Its covered in ointment right now, its about the size of the end of my pinkie finger. Heres a pic from my cell.

[killbee]

Neosporin without the pain killer. And try putting some books or something on top of its cage so it doesn't escape -_-

There was a small opening in the door where the seal had pulled away last night. Stupid mistake on my part for not checking before bedtime. I have fixed it now so hopefully this wont happen again. Poor little fellow slept on the cold basement floor all night. He seems ok for now, let me put the ointment on him without any trouble and he laid in my hand against my chest for at least 20 minutes getting warmed up.I cant take him to the vet right now, ours wont be in the office until Wed of this week.

[dr del]

Jesus wept.

That is not something you treat at home.

Take him to a good reptile vet. If yours is unavailable ask him to recommend an alternative - or possible ask someone on here if they know of one.

They will probably want to put him on antibiotics to try and prevent infection - cats mouths are filthy and that is a huge oepn wound for an animal that size.


dr del

[Adam Chandler]

Get that little guy to a good vet asap.

[gold217]

There was a small opening in the door where the seal had pulled away last night. Stupid mistake on my part for not checking before bedtime. I have fixed it now so hopefully this wont happen again. Poor little fellow slept on the cold basement floor all night. He seems ok for now, let me put the ointment on him without any trouble and he laid in my hand against my chest for at least 20 minutes getting warmed up.I cant take him to the vet right now, ours wont be in the office until Wed of this week.

Oh, sorry Now that you posted a pic go to the vet. If u can't find one there are lists of vets on websites of reptile shows in your state.

[Redneck_Crow]

Well Petey escaped lst night and I think one of my cats got to him. He has a wound right behind his head. Looks like the skin is pulled away about an inch down his body. There is no blood just raw meat. What do I treat him with? Right now I have antibiatic ointment on the wound and he is hugged up to my chest.

It's hard to see clearly, but that does not look like something a cat did. Cat wounds usually have deep punctures. That looks like he pulled the skin off getting out from under the lid on his cage.

Regardless, that snake needs to see a vet.