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Fluffy Neuter Fluffy is a two-year-old male who had an elective neuter on March 14, 2015. His recovery and healing process was uneventful. On April 4 he stopped eating pellets and a hard rock-like lump was observed in the groin area. He was taken to the vet that evening and the lump/abscess/pus was aspirated. His meds continued and when the swelling returned he went to the vet on Monday night, April 6.The abscess was lanced and flushed with a saline/Nolvasan solution and packed with Silvadene ointment. He is to have the area flushed and packed twice daily. His meds, Chloramphenicol and Metacam, are to be given twice daily. He is also getting Benebac, Child Life liquid Vitamin C, and Oxbow's Critical Care supplement. Some of the photos are of poor quality since my cell phone needed to be charged. PLEASE NOTE, abscesses and treatments are not all alike. Therefore what has been done for one animal or species may not work or be appropriate in another case. What is presented here is what has worked and was determined to be best for the two animals featured. That does not mean it is the right way or the wrong way for any pet that you might have who has an abscess. Your vet can best determine what might be appropriate in your own pet's case but it might not be appropriate for other cases. Also, it is always best to get the complete facts before being critical of another person's prescribed treatment. Lancing and leaving the area open is a viable option. Date(s): April 2015. Album by Guinea Pig Fun. Photos by Kathy Anderson_Guinea Pig Fun. 1 - 12 of 17 Total.
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April 4, 2015: abscess aspirated: 1-1/2 syringes full; Oxbow's Critical Care April 6, 2015: Second swelling. Red spot is from injection of numbing medication for lancing. Lanced ... white/cream is the pus. Horrible odor. Opening of lanced area. Opening flushed with Saline and Nolvasan solution and packed with Silvadene ointment. In carrier post lancing. Still groggy from sedation. Spent night in carrier on bed near me. April 7, 2015: Eating hay and pellets in the morning after surgical procedure the night before. Various meds, Critical Care, and supplies needed. Various supplies needed. Wash cloths are for the warm compress prior to flushing. Rubbing alcohol is to clean the flushing and ointment syringe tips. Flushing syringes are used twice and then tossed. Clipboard holds medicine chart of doses and times given. Dwarf rabbit who had a neck abscess and who was treated as an outpatient and who did not undergo sedation or surgery (the abscess burst). This opening needed to be kept open and flushed regularly and treated in a manner similar to Fluffy's abscess. It was a long process. Starting to heal. The opening must not close up during treatment since the area must heal from within rather than be closed and potentially keep any bacteria inside.
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