abscess

Hi everyone. This site has helped my partner and I navigate health issues for two different pigs over the last two years with dental disease. I just wanted to express my sincere and profound gratitude for everyone here, because you all have helped us so much. Today, I took Chia in for a...

She's not a piggy so I've posted here, hope that's right. My house bunny Miley isn't well. She has a long history of dental disease, has had a kidney removed, the works. She's now developed a tooth root abscess which has broken through her jaw ☹️ She's on injectable penicillin as well as gut...

My little piggy, Bing-Bong has just turned 2 and has an abscess on his lower back, diagnosed by vet. They drained it and sent me home with pain killers and directions to clean it with saline twice a day, and flush it with a syringe where I can. Last night I managed to properly flush it and this...

Hello, I’m very new here and in need of help from this forum, I am well aware that I should go to the vet to get this checked out, but money is tight at the moment and we’re still making decisions, I own six guinea pigs currently, and two of them (my oldest ones, Smores and Callie) have been...

Hello Piggie Parents, I hope you and your little ones are doing great. My two guinea pigs Cherry and Berry were neutered in November 2022 (by Anne Nelson Vets) and now they live separately with their new partners Cookie and Oreo for a month. Berry has got an abscess now. I took him to the...

I needed to reach out to you all because vet in our country is very backdated and not as promising. I need some help for my guinea pig baby. He was a healthy adult, male, weight :930 grams. He was neutered on 18th February. The following day due to not getting the right antibiotics for him...

Hello everyone, My sweet baby Boozle is currently 5.5 years old. My trusted guinea pig savvy vet recently felt a lump in her abdomen. The ultrasound showed that she indeed has a mass there, and they suspected it to be uterine cancer. She thought it would be a straightforward operation, and it...

Hi, my guineapig has an abscess in his mouth. He tries to eat but get hurt and give up. He still eats his pellet tho. I can’t make him eat vegetables or hay :( I took him to the vet and he started taking antibiotics and painkillers. It’s his 3rd day on antibiotics today. He still is having...

hello all! My problem pig, Kaylor, developed a large lump rather quickly fays after her last vet check up for her IC and missing tooth (one on the bottom hasn't growth back after 8 months). It turned out to be a abscess that popped at home. I squeezed out the fluid/gunk and have been flushing...

Hi again, Just wondered if anyone had any experience with long and complex jaw abscesses that have come back after the initial marsupialization. First post : Not eating after dental surgery After 4 unsuccessful weeks of post surgery treatment with Zithromax, next option is to start the combo...

I was wondering how long it usually takes an abscess to grow. I noticed a grape sized lump at around 9pm today and by 11pm it was golf ball sized. He's still got a big appetite for his liquid food. It's definitely related to molars because he chipped a front tooth awhile ago. vet said his molars...

Hi. I have a three year old sweet girl with a jaw abscess we have been fighting for 7 weeks. She has already had multiple xrays and surgery to debride the abscess when it was the size of a small plum. She was on antibiotics and we took her back every week to have her open wound cleaned and...

Hey all! I’m brand new to this so I hope I posted this right. I just took my 3 year old boy to the vet today over an abscess that suddenly appeared on his chin. This is my first time at this vet because I just moved to the area. Due to the location and the rapid growth, the vet recommended...

I am not sure if this is relevant under this thread. My guinea pig has multiple bite wounds by his friend. A pierce through the ear, a bite wound on his forehead, and two very large abscess on his tummy. He is on pain relief and antibiotics now. Unfortunately, I am unable to squeeze the...

Hi everyone, Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts here. One of my guinea pigs developed a HUGE lump on his throat 11 days ago. He's an alpaca so I groom him every day so I know that it wasn't there one day, and came up overnight. I know this for sure/there was nothing to feel one day...

Hi, I could really do with some advice please. I have a 5 year old male pig called Bennie, in the last 4/5 days his bottom teeth seemed to separate, I kept an eye on it and he had no further problems, continued eating and drinking. This morning when I went to top up their hay I noticed he had...

Hi! So just looking for may advice about dental issues as I’m just so tired and worried for my little guy. he is about 1.5 years old and is quite big (length not weight). In March he developed an abscess on the side of his chin, and after multiple vets draining it and giving him antibiotics and...

My poor boy has developed the abscess from his November neutering. Have no clue why. It felt about the size of a small grape and decided to burst while going to the vet. The vet squeezed out the ick, flushed, and taught me how to do so as well with the light blue liquid and curved syringe. Gave...

Good evening/night to everyone. My lovely little pig, Tippy, who has a history or middle and now inner ear infections has recently been having her left eye closing/squinting. Her eye appears as if someone is close to her eye and the reflex is to close it, except that its permanently in this...

Our guinea pig Lon-Lon is suffering with a recurring abscess on her jaw (have attached a picture). We are planning to take her to Northampton to see Simon Maddock as soon as we can, as we are not confident in our local vets. In the mean time, she has been given Metacam and Sulfatrim (16mg/ml +...