My friend's pet owner, is worry because by accident somebody step on her rat's tail, so it lost his tail's skin, she put some cream in order to avoid what it was left to get infected. But today another person that is owner of a rat pet too, said that it has to be amputated (whatever it was left of the tail).
Is that true, or if by now the rat is healing will be ok?
Thank you :S
2007-10-04 16:45:54 · 5 answers · asked by Dragonheart 4 in Pets ➔ Rodents
This is called "degloving" because it's like pulling a glove off of a hand. The skin will not grow back and the tail will die.The rat is probably in a lot of pain and infection will set in,if it already hasn't. It would be best to have the tail amputated;it will also need antibiotics.
http://ratguide.com/health/wounds/degloving_injury.php
2007-10-04 16:53:03 · answer #1 · answered by Dances With Woofs! 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
It needs to be amputated. Losing the skin of the tail is called "degloving", and it's EXTREMELY painful. Get your friend to do the right thing and take the rat to the vet.
2007-10-04 20:28:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Now....If someone rubbed cream on a rats tail...even after it was stepped on..... WOW....
Your friends pet owner needs no pets.
2007-10-04 16:58:17 · answer #3 · answered by riverrat15666 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The biggest thing with small animals putting them under, if the rat can survive that, then your friend will have to give antiobotics.
2007-10-04 22:23:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
why not just tell your friend to go to the vet?
2007-10-04 16:53:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anne_D 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋