Burn wounds usually are caused by heatrocks, insufficiently
covered heatmats, and by faulty-installed lighting. At the time
you discover a burn, it may be already too late to save the
animal. Small blisters and burn wounds you can treat yourself by
rinsing daily with Providone Iodine. In doubt, or when the skin
has been burned off and/or blisters have been ruptured, you may
want to contact a veterinarian. Burns do not only destroy the
skin, but also the tissue underneath. This will cause the animal
to lose fluids and will make it more sensitive to infection. The
veterinarian will in many cases combine fluids and antibiotics,
and will cut away pieces of dead skin and tissue to assure a
faster healing process. A daily treatment with a special
antibiotic cream can be prescribed. This will also help to make
the new skin stronger and to cast away dead tissue. Burns from
hotrock Author, Evert Henningheim Elliot R. Jacobson, DVM, PhD,
DACZM (2003) Biology, Husbandry, and Medicine of the Green
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