Medical help Quick

[hotty]

Hi guys a bad thing happened to nt 20.30 hrs... my cat managed to get the viv door opened and get at my young hognose, when we got to it ,it was lying on the floor in a ball with its mouth wide open and tougue hanging out and lying on its back, we thought it was dead ,but when we picked it up, it started to move slightly.... we just thought it was suffering so we put it back in the viv, but as time went on it started to move a bit more so we dont know what the out come is going to be, but i have noticed a slight cut on its side what do uses recommend doing, i can't get it to a vet to nt nearest one is 30 miles away in Belfast and he is closed.
Any help would be great

[slitherin]

hoggies do play dead when threatened and this is done exactly as you described (on its back, mouth open, tongue out) so it sounds like it was lucky and the cat got bored!!!! (thats why hoggies do it!!!)
but definitely get it checked out...

[intravenous]

Describe the wounds? How deep/long and where? Is there any bleeding?

If he is moving and you can't do anything I would suggest leaving him alone and maybe turn the light out and take him to the vet tomorrow. If you're lucky the cat will only have caused superficial cuts as a lot of the time cats like to "play" rather than kill to eat.

Good luck

[slitherin]

id place it back in the viv, turn the lights out and have another look in 20 mins...if the coast is clear your hoggie may "come back to life"...

[cherub]

Yes hoggies are good at playing dead.its their defence,,but i hear that betadine or iodine is good to put on a snakes wound..i had this info from a good sauce. also i would up your temp slightly.as recommended when a snake is a bit under the weather....good luck with him let us know how he gets on..Di

[Bar1]

keep a close eye on him an ring vet or reptile shop tomorrow and see what they say make sure the cut is clean thats all i can say as i havent experienced this myself hope to be a bit of help good luck

[hotty]

Thx guys ,my hoggie is about 6ins long not to sure about the age had him 3mths ..There is no blood just looks like a cut straight through the scales you can see the fleshy bit

[Daniel]

if u are woried a hoggy might of started to play dead and then been killed turn him over and he will upturn himself again
dan

[Razaiel]

Yes, the hoggies do tend to play dead - but keep an eye on him, and as someone else suggested, turn the heat up a little. Hope the little guy's OK but if he's moving around his viv again this morning he probably is. Let us know how it goes.

Might be a good idea to put a lock/wedge on the viv doors so cat can't get at him again.

[welshgaz]

Yep small viv lock should sort out that happeneing again.. and if a cat has done it once its likely to at least try again...

Gotta love hoggies playign dead though! lol. If you have some iodine that is good for the cuts, just brush a little on the cut using a small cloth. Be careful it stains like a bitch on materials. Get him looked over by a vet though, but u seam to have got lucky