James A Hooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>My two boys got into a hefty fight the other night, and have since been
>separated. Shadow receieved not a scratch, but Patchy sustained some
>rather serious injuries. It happenned overnight, and it appears he
>hadn't been "allowed" to eat or drink for at least 24 hours. In addition
>to dehydration (he took 3cc of water from a syringe) he has a patch of
>hair missing just above the base of his tail. It is a spot about the
>size of a US dime. We have been treating that with Neosprin topically,
>and a small dosage of liquid antibiotics orally. In the past day or two,
>the small scrath on his tail (about 1/2 inch below the big patch of
>missing fur) has begun losing hair. He has now lost most of the hair
>around that sratch as well. Alyssa (my gf) seems to believe that the
>tail is infected, and she put Neosprin on that as well. Is there
>anything else we should be doing? Please help!
As long as he has fluids, is kept warm and is eating, he should be OK.
If there is an infection it may be worth seeing a vet as these injuries
do not usually turn septic.
--
Julian
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