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Injury She got bitten by a rat

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Auburn got bitten or scratched (i don't know which one is right) on her neck. I left her outside and she was attacked by a wild rat. When i found her, she was laying on the ground bleeding but not too much, and now it has stopped. But the weird situation is that she doesn't move at all, she doesn't eat (except if i feed her with my own hand), she's often trembling and her poops are just to much more than usual. What should i do?
 

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I'm sorry but a vet visit is necessary. I'd rather be safe than sorry. Especially with nasty ol rats.
 

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Take her to a vet. Rats carry all sorts of illnesses, and that bite could easily abscess and turn into something much worse.
 

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Why did you leave her outside?
 

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I know you've probably guessed this already, but never leave your pig outdoors unattended. I really don't want to make you feel worse than you already do, but please, never let your pig be outside without constant supervision because things like this happen.

It's likely after being attacked your girl is in shock, which can be extremely dangerous for such small animals. That would explain her trembling and refusing to eat; she feels VERY vulnerable right now.

Get some saline solution if you have some in, soak a clean cloth in it that hasn't been washed with anything perfumed, and gently stroke the wound with it to clean the area. No paper towels as they may disintegrate and get stuck to her cut. If you have no saline solution, clean it off with tepid water.

Following that, get her to a vet. If you can't get her to a vet for whatever reason, seek telephone advice off a 24 hour surgery until you can get her there, but if possible, have her seen immediately.

Keep her as comfortable as possible and hand feed her hay every 30 minutes if she'll eat it. If not, try a favourite veg just to keep her digestive system active.

Do you have a syringe? If possible, give her a small amount of water every 30 minutes also to avoid dehydration. If you have no syringe, cucumber provides plenty of hydration as well.

She may be infected following a wild rat bite, so try and keep her quarantined from any other pigs you have to be on the safe side until she's been seen by a vet.

I hope she's okay :)
 

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My dad told me to let her playing outside. But then i went to school and my dad told me to let Auburn outside. And the accident happened while i was away :'(
 

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I am going to take her to a vet tomorrow, hope she'll be better soon.
 

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Please make sure it never happens again and your dad is informed that your girl shouldn't be out there.

Any news on how she's doing? :)
 

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How do you know it's a rat? She could have been bit by anything. Rats carry diseases that can be transmitted to humans so it's really important you take her to a vet so she can be treated. It's also possible she could have been bitten by an animal that carries rabies so please take her in for treatment so you don't put yourself at risk.
 

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Yeah i will :) She's doing fine, better than before. The vet told me that she just shocked, and i have to separate her from my other guinea pigs. Eventho she still doesnt move or walk, she starts to wheeking again
 

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I'm really glad to hear she's improving :)
 

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My sister saw it, she told me it was a rat, a giant one. She was eating when she suddenly heard my guinea pigs shrieking. Hurriedly she went outside and saw a rat approaching my guinea pigs and then it ran away.
 

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If the rat was only "approaching" and then ran away, how did the bite occur?
 
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