Question
today my girlfriends little sister and her ferret somehow got into her room and scratched and bit at the the cactus until it fell to the floor. what can we do besides cleaning the cuts out with water giving the ferret away? the cacti has several scratches punctures but was not uprooted

Answer

Ah, children and pets!  If available, get some fungicide  powder and dust the open areas, water isn't the best idea.  The main concern is introduction of rot from either fungus or some other microorganism getting into the open areas.  If you don't have  that available, get some rooting powder or charcoal dust and use that. I dust mine with a paint brush. It should be fine with that care.

Good luck.