He went to the vet nibbs.
And the male vet picked him up on his back so his tunmy was pointing up. And when he got a look he squirted blood all over.
It was what you guys said he had. They took him in the back and shaved his neck and got the rest of what theh could blood snd pus out.
I have cherry flavored antibiotics
To give nibbles twice a day. I showed them a picture of moos ear and they said because what it looks like and fluid leaking he has the same thing To get him in next week and share nibbs medicine for now then when i get moo in and moos mediicne to share it with nibbs.
160usd vet bill.
I'm over 1000dollars in them and ive only had them 2-4months.
He said it looked like a fight wound or not look but it probaly was and it happened in my care sence i bought him.
But then he said it could of been one of there nails or a toy or something like a needle size and it got built up and exploded he cant tell.
Its open flesh they shaved him and he is kind of bloody still.
I was talking to the vet and no warning he squirted blood all over the room upwards j swear some went in my mouth but anyways.
I dont know what to do.
Said to use cage divider like I'm doing now and seperate them till its healed and okay and steady.
So they both have one.
Moo moo on ear
And nibbles ln throat.
Now may i say when i first saw nibbs and the hole was there there was ripped furr on the wound ripped and hanging out.
But vet said if it was recent fight or what not there would not be so much built up pus.
Let them heal and give them one more try.
But i want to understand what the hell happend.
Please help.
I am very sorry that you are having such a tough ride! What a nightmare! Poor Nibbles!
Could you please give us the name of antibiotic, the concentration and Nibble's weight. You should find the necessary information on the label.
It sounds like a rather nasty abscess. Abscesses happen when wounds get infected under the skin, so they cannot heal off and the infected pus builds up over the course of quite a few days. Bites or swipes with claws are not exactly clean and can easily get infected, especially if you do not notice and disinfect it straight away, which is not all that likely considering that it is not in one of the most visible areas, so please don't blame yourself.
It also means that any abscess needs to heal from the inside out. You need to work the scab off and flush the wound with saline solution at least one daily and also get any new build up of pus etc. out. It is pretty unpleasant, but necessary, as otherwise, the abscess will come back and back. Please use either use one-use gloves or carefully wash your hands before and after.
I am tagging our abscess specialists for you.
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In your case, I think that Moo going for his throat and licking it is a normal reaction from a companion to a burst abscess; Moo wanted to help in this case as guinea pig saliva is healing. It rather argues for the wound being rather an accident than the result of a nasty fight.