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I was feeding my hog Rose today, and she's always strike-happy when it's feeding time. She's struck at her own tail before, but this time she actually clamped down long enough to draw blood and make a well sized scratch along her side.

Will she be okay if she accidentally envenomated herself? Is there anything I can do other than clean her cage spotlessly and put antibiotics on? (and oh great, need to handle the hog right after she ate...joy)

She should be fine. Just put a little neosporin on the wound. Very little just enough to barely cover it.

I wouldn't worry about any self invenomation.

Thanks. I didn't think so, but I've heard hogs dying from another hog's bite so... she was bleeding and I freaked. :|

The bleeding has stopped though, she's been gently cleaned and antibiotic'd and is being kept on paper towels for now. So she should be fine.