Man that is just plain gross! I am glad you found it! This happened to a rabbit we use to have. She was kept inside all the time at first. Then we moved to the mountains and we had tons of shade and it was fall. We built her a nice HUGE pen outside. I only took her out on nice cool fall days to let her run a little and then she would come back in. One day I flipped her over to cradle her and love on her a bit and saw the whole"area" swollen. I didn't just find 1 maggot but I found a TON! I did the same thing that you are doing. I cleaned it with peroxide and and kept neosporin on it. It is definitely a learning experience to say the least! Since the spot you found was little it should heal in no time. It took my rabbit a long time to heal but she did and was just fine. I wouldn't beat yourself up about it. It only take a split second to happen. Hope she feels better soon.
Michelle |