HELP! iZ hurt his mouth .....

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Posted by iZ's mom on October 21, 1998 at 20:23:24:

i don't know WHAT he was doing today when i was at work, but when i went to get him for supper, the right side of his mouth is all swollen .... (before i say anything else: this IS an injury, NOT MBD ....) it looks like he has a fat lip .... i got him to open his mouth (and i still have ALL my fingers!) and he's got a tooth missing and the gum all along that side is very swollen ... almost looks like it's split, but i think it's just an illusion due to the swelling .... his mouth was all gummy/gooey inside .... i swabbed the gummy saliva out with a wet q-tip and don't see any other obvious injury .... i did irrigate it abit with 1/2 strength peroxide .... but by that time iZ was out of patience and so i quit while i was ahead ... NOW WHAT?!?!? a trip to the vet is not possible until saturday and even then it will be a MAJOR ordeal for iZ .... (the vet's 45 min. away and iZ is stressed enough right now, so i'd like to avoid the trip IF possible ....)
i think this is a "minor" injury that will heal with just a little help but i'm not sure how to treat mouth sores .... ?????? (i was VERY careful to use tiny amounts of peroxide solution so none of it got ingested ).... is there any kind of antibiotic/antiseptic i can/should use????? what about silvadine (sp?)???? that's what a vet gave me 2 years ago when iZ burned his tongue but she was not a reptile vet .... i know antibiotics make my bunny really sick if he licks any off whatever boo-boo he has and so i want to make sure i don't make iZ sick .... sigh .... poor baby dragon .... he's hungry but can't bring himself to eat more than his orange sections and a bite of collards ..... :( what's a mom to do?!?!?!?!?

thanks for any input!!!!

:( + :(
iZ's worried mom

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: i don't know WHAT he was doing today when i was at work, but when i went to get him for supper, the right side of his mouth is all swollen .... (before i say anything else: this IS an injury, NOT MBD ....) it looks like he has a fat lip .... i got him to open his mouth (and i still have ALL my fingers!) and he's got a tooth missing and the gum all along that side is very swollen ... almost looks like it's split, but i think it's just an illusion due to the swelling .... his mouth was all gummy/gooey inside .... i swabbed the gummy saliva out with a wet q-tip and don't see any other obvious injury .... i did irrigate it abit with 1/2 strength peroxide .... but by that time iZ was out of patience and so i quit while i was ahead ... NOW WHAT?!?!? a trip to the vet is not possible until saturday and even then it will be a MAJOR ordeal for iZ .... (the vet's 45 min. away and iZ is stressed enough right now, so i'd like to avoid the trip IF possible ....) : i think this is a "minor" injury that will heal with just a little help but i'm not sure how to treat mouth sores .... ?????? (i was VERY careful to use tiny amounts of peroxide solution so none of it got ingested ).... is there any kind of antibiotic/antiseptic i can/should use????? what about silvadine (sp?)???? that's what a vet gave me 2 years ago when iZ burned his tongue but she was not a reptile vet .... i know antibiotics make my bunny really sick if he licks any off whatever boo-boo he has and so i want to make sure i don't make iZ sick .... sigh .... poor baby dragon .... he's hungry but can't bring himself to eat more than his orange sections and a bite of collards ..... :( what's a mom to do?!?!?!?!? : thanks for any input!!!! : :( + :( : iZ's worried mom

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