Neosporin, Bacitracin or A&D Ointment, any topical bacterial ointment as these would be more than enough applied directly to/around the wound.

The animal should slowly regenerate a bit of skin/flesh in that area and as it sheds the 'hole' will get smaller, tighter.

If that would is already dry, it may not even be necessary.

If it is wet and pussy, gently wipe that away with a damp to dry papertowel and then apply the ointment.

If you want to give him those pills just put them inside a very small food item, so this way, they

1 definitely take it
2 don't see it/reject it
3 not much food to interrupt/dilute the medicine

You can just stuff it down the mouth of a fuzzy rat, or if you had to, even open the rats stomach, insert, sew closed, etc.


All the Best, Joe Rollo - Bci Joe
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Thanks and take care - Joe Rollo
'Tis not the stongest of the species that will eventually survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change' Charles Darwin

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