sootys abscess exploded

[happysnapper2009]

around 14 days ago i found that sooty had a abscess what had popped .
i only checked all my chins a week before for health problems ect ect as i do it every month.
i rushed her to the vets were they tryed to clean it up but cudnt get most of the pus away as it was hard . so sooty had to have a small opp to remove the all the smelly nasty pus.

i will post photos so others can see how bad a abscess can be .

this is before treatment by the vet very very smells .

sooty has been on antibiotics but for the 1st 5 days she was spitting them out . but the last weeks shes swallowing the antibiotic mix . we thought sooty was 7 weeks preggers but out of the blue she had a kit 6 days ago and all if going great with it . realy didnt think so after sooty having a op and being on antibiotics .

the abscess pockets filled up again 2 days ago so the vet told me what to do so i cleaned and emptyed again . now all mean well sooty is on the road to getting better again .

heres a pic after i cleaned her last night .

and heres sootys 1st kit
well donw to a first time mum

the kit is putting on good weight . he was 39.4grams at birth and now hes 48.7grams

 

[mishellyshel]

wow.......that is nasty! good thing i already ate my breakfast! lol
glad she is on the road to recovery and that little kit is adorable!

 

[happysnapper2009]

wow.......that is nasty! good thing i already ate my breakfast! lol
glad she is on the road to recovery and that little kit is adorable!

i should of put a warning before i posted the photo DO NOT LOOK AT PHOTO IF YOU ARE EATING hehe . thanks all mean well it will start to heal up now . after ive cleaned it 3 times a day im putting (INLRASITE )gel on to the wound.the antibiotics im useing are (BAYTRIL) .

 

[Jovi]

awww poor thing. I hope that heals up well for her. How does a chin get something like that?

 

[Anne-Lise]

Godh I agree, pretty nasty thing.....

Monitor her food intake, they tend to stop eating when on Baytril. Since she's got a baby to feed, better she keeps eating.

 

[happysnapper2009]

Godh I agree, pretty nasty thing.....

Monitor her food intake, they tend to stop eating when on Baytril. Since she's got a baby to feed, better she keeps eating.

shes eating and drinking . she did go off her food last thurday but after having the kit friday she eating as normal .

 

[Sandi]

wow.......that is nasty! good thing i already ate my breakfast! lol
glad she is on the road to recovery and that little kit is adorable!

I agree! Your title of this thread did prepare me though. I hope she heals well, good luck with her, poor thing.

 

[RoyalPeach]

I was unfortunately eating vegetable soup when I clicked on this...Though the title should have detered me lol.

How does something like that happen? Poor Sooty, I hope she feels better soon.

 

[saphire]

Well, she is a strong little one. That little kit to, for somehow it went thru surgery also.

Hope their health keeps improving and up.

 

[happysnapper2009]

Well, she is a strong little one. That little kit to, for somehow it went thru surgery also.

Hope their health keeps improving and up.

yep she sure is and the kit . my vet said there was a very good chance the kit would of been put to sleep when sooty had her opp . so far the kit is doing just fine strong healthy eating well .

 

[ChinchillaSteve]

Poor thing.
Good thing you're taking care!
You know how it got there?

 

[happysnapper2009]

Poor thing.
Good thing you're taking care!
You know how it got there?

its looking loads better today i have to take some photos too email the vet tomorrow as i cant take sooty as she has the kit now .

no idea . maybe the male bit her but its not like him to do that . as theres nothing sharp in her cage were she cud bang herself on .
but i think it cud of been done by herself biteing as she was preggers .

but i cud be wrong . will post up tomorrows photos .

 

[Claire D]

its looking loads better today i have to take some photos too email the vet tomorrow as i cant take sooty as she has the kit now .

It would be nice if you could update the UK forum you originally posted on too please - I know a lot of people have been watching Sooty's thread

no idea . maybe the male bit her but its not like him to do that . as theres nothing sharp in her cage were she cud bang herself on .
but i think it cud of been done by herself biteing as she was preggers .

but i cud be wrong . will post up tomorrows photos .

There is no way she would have been able to reach around and bite herself - the abscess is not in a place she could reach with her teeth.
It is more likely to have been the male or she got a splinter of wood or hay etc in it.

 

[Dustbunnies]

I'll have to disagree that she can't reach it....I have seen mine chew areas that far up their own necks! Much further, no, but that far...yes. That doesn't mean she did it to herself, but I am sure she could reach it. I have been watching my chin do it for weeks scratching a spot in the same place that had a minor infection/hair loss and now the itchy regrowth of hair.

 

[Claire D]

Dustbunnies please re-read my post.

There is no way she would have been able to reach around and bite herself - the abscess is not in a place she could reach with her teeth.

The original wound is behind her head/ear - she would need to twist her head off to reach it.
She could have scratched it with her back foot but not bitten herself there.

 

[happysnapper2009]

It would be nice if you could update the UK forum you originally posted on too please - I know a lot of people have been watching Sooty's thread



There is no way she would have been able to reach around and bite herself - the abscess is not in a place she could reach with her teeth.
It is more likely to have been the male or she got a splinter of wood or hay etc in it.

will update with pics tomorrow .

 

[Claire D]

will update with pics tomorrow .

Lovely :thumbsup:

 

[happysnapper2009]

update on sooty .

after giving her fur a trim around the wound and giving it a real good clean and trimming some of the dead skin away things
are looking loads better . the top pocket today had NO pus in same with the bottom pocket .the pockets have gone down in size loads
and starting to take to the skin under them
my vet is very happy with the wound .
all mean well sootys on the mend .

heres some photos

 

[eroomlorac]

Yes, it does look like it's healing nicely. Poor girl. But you did an excellent job taking care of her.

 

[happysnapper2009]

Yes, it does look like it's healing nicely. Poor girl. But you did an excellent job taking care of her.

thanks , it was bad for me at the begining as the smell was real real bad and ive a weak belly lol . but theres no smell now so alls good .