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Deep laceration

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#1 ·
My pet rat opal has a deep laceration where his leg and groin meets, the muscle bid visible and he will not stop picking at it despite us putting a cone on him and trying a good ol' fashioned sock, he somehow shimmies out of it. Vet just cleaned it and sent him home with no stitches. I asked why and she said because it's in a place where there is lots of movement? I'm wondering if anyone has any tips to stop him from licking/ picking at it excessively.
Can provide photos of needed :)
 
#3 ·
This was it the day we discovered it, this morning it looks less red and more pink, he had the cone on for the night so I could get some sleep but definitely was still licking at it. Everytime I checked up on him he seemed to be asleep though.
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