Hello, my hedgehog is almost one year old. She is in quite a good health, when we suddenly found her with a scar under her neck. We were wondering where it came from when suddenly she was biting her wound open.
We took her to the vet, from which she received amoxicilin/clavulanate antibiotic doses and antibiotic ointment to be put on her wound. HOWEVER, somehow she keeps on biting her wound open AGAIN.
Since the second wound was even deeper, we took her to the vet immediately and got a bottle of Virbac bitterant spray. The biting reduces, but we found her biting the wound still. Yes, even after we applied the very bitter bitterant spray.
Anyone has ever encountered the situation before? Will this behaviour continue? Then how can I get her to stop biting her wounded neck? It is very horrible and heart breaking to see her bleeding and re-bleeding despite the wound care.
We took her to the vet, from which she received amoxicilin/clavulanate antibiotic doses and antibiotic ointment to be put on her wound. HOWEVER, somehow she keeps on biting her wound open AGAIN.
Since the second wound was even deeper, we took her to the vet immediately and got a bottle of Virbac bitterant spray. The biting reduces, but we found her biting the wound still. Yes, even after we applied the very bitter bitterant spray.
Anyone has ever encountered the situation before? Will this behaviour continue? Then how can I get her to stop biting her wounded neck? It is very horrible and heart breaking to see her bleeding and re-bleeding despite the wound care.