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What Would You Do In My Position?

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I just squirted as much as I needed to loosen the pus and clean the wound. I definetly didn't do it slowly as that way wouldn't shift anything.
 
You need the water to have some pressure behind it, which is why I prefer to flush with a needle on the syringe as you can get a finer jet of water, with more pressure. If just using a syringe then squirt a lot out quickly, so you dislodge the pus xx
 
I did do that.. But it took about 4 10ml syringes to get just a bit of puss out. I was worried I was overdoing it? Plus the salt water was going all over him too and I wasn't sure whether this could irritate his skin
 
Can anyone suggest a better position to flush in? I've just ended up with salty water/pus/blood in my eye :nod:
 
No idea - keep an eye on it for the moment!

You are doing great with the abscess!
 
Molly didn't mention a recheck appointment for the abscess. How long after is this normally? I was at the vets yesterday and Hugo's antibiotics are 10 days.. Molly only works Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays (unsure whether this friday and Monday are open with the bank holidays?)

When should I take Hugo back?
 
The vet isn't in until Thursday and I have had bad experiences with the other exotics vet there. What is an average amount of days?
 
Sian25 said:
Molly didn't mention a recheck appointment for the abscess. How long after is this normally? I was at the vets yesterday and Hugo's antibiotics are 10 days.. Molly only works Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays (unsure whether this friday and Monday are open with the bank holidays?)

When should I take Hugo back?
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Thursday after Easter in view of the holidays. If Hugo needs another round, it can be then prolonged.
 
Okay that does make sense @Wiebke as the antibiotics will finish Wednesday night so Molly can give me more on the Thursday if needed :) Hugo has been extra noisy today! I think he's trying to tell me that all he's been through deserves extra veggies :))
 
I'm worried about Milan now too.

Milan had a small lump under the skin and I asked Molly to check it yesterday. She said 'I'll go put a needle in to check' and come back and said it was fibrous tissue. However the lump has got bigger since she put the needle in it yesterday

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Could it be @Wiebke? This is Milan not Hugo.. Molly said yesterday it's fiborous tissue and stuck the needle in but seems bigger since she did that
 
How will I know if it's an abcsess though? They both have so many different lumps that Molly has said is fibrous tissue but it's hard to keep track of them all :(

It feels very hard and almost pointy? So hard to explain. What would a hernia feel like?
 
The problem is, because I have never dealt with a neuter being done in this way, I am not sure what is normal or not. I had another little guy neutered yesterday and he is completely back to normal today and just has a tiny little stitch each side. It may all be quite normal, but I can't say either way. I had a piggy spayed a few weeks ago and she just had a very neat little wound on her belly that just healed in a few days and there is no lumpiness or swelling to that.
 
Do you know what a hernia would feel like? I'm sick to the stomach. It doesn't really feel round shaped like an abscess but I have no idea
 
Take a breath and keep an eye on lump. It may not be an abscess and if it is then you'll be able to handle it.

All very good signs he's eating, drinking and acting normal.
 
I don't personally think it feels like an abcsess so I'm panicking that it could be a hernia? I feel like I've let them down so much. Post op has not gone even near as smooth as I hoped it would
 
Focus on the positives both boy's have recovered well from surgery, eating acting normal and maintaining weight. This to me is a good outcome.

Post op complications aren't unusual but the good news is it's very treatable and both boys will be very happy when they have there new friends.
 
It's hard to focus on the positives when I'm trying to work out what I've done wrong for all these complications to keep popping up. It breaks my heart to think that they didn't choose to go through surgery, I chose to put them through it and now they're having to go through all this as a result of it.

If milans lump is an abscess then yeah it's treatable but if it's a hernia then no so treatable. It could be nothing as Molly checked it yesterday but it does seem bigger tonight. Could it be swollen after Molly putting the needle in it to check for an abscess? I think she had a good poke around as he had a lot of blood on his abdomen. I don't want to take him the vets to have more needles stuck in his abdomen if it's not needed because I can only imagine how much it hurt him :(
 
Hi all, it's bad news. Milan has a green scab this morning. Very hard to explain but this was not there until Molly stuck a needle in it. Could this be the cause of infection?

I have him booked in at a different vet- cheshire pet with Sara at 10 to 2
 
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