I really need help.

[victoria]

Do a warm compress a few times a day with a 1% saline solution. You can make your own, one cup of warm water with one teaspoon of salt. Some people find epsom salts work better for abscesses than table salt, but if you don't have them, table salt will do.

I still prefer to go to the vet and get antibiotics but this will help the abscess come to the surface and a scab will form. Once the scab forms, you can take it off (during/after doing a compress) and flush the abscess a few times a day to help it heal.

 

[Lourice]

my rat experienced professor told me to put a few drops of hydrogen peroxide and cover it with polysporin, and it worked. the swelling went down a lot and the wound looks a million times better

 

[Lourice]

Do a warm compress a few times a day with a 1% saline solution. You can make your own, one cup of warm water with one teaspoon of salt. Some people find epsom salts work better for abscesses than table salt, but if you don't have them, table salt will do.

I still prefer to go to the vet and get antibiotics but this will help the abscess come to the surface and a scab will form. Once the scab forms, you can take it off (during/after doing a compress) and flush the abscess a few times a day to help it heal.

take the scab off?? :? i'd be too scared to do that. doesnt that hurt him?

 

[Lourice]

Look at it this way, when I first started noticing problems between my three boys (whom grew up together) I pinned out 2 culprits. One boy, Gyro, had a record for biting and causing blood. Nes was constantly bullying my alpha rat Gizmo during play time as well as Gyro. So forcing my hand I got them both neutered. They both immediatly began to relax around each other. Nes stopped bullying and pinning my other boys, Gyro never bit anyone again. However a 2 more weeks later, Gizmo I noticed, was being over dominant with Gyro and Nes. He was pulling fur out of Gyro's face while chasing him and pinning him, and constantly pinning Nes down and chasing him as well. He never caused blood, but he was stressing the other two boys out. So baddabing baddaboom Gizmo got neutered about 2 weeks ago from last Monday. He's stopped being over dominant now I've noticed, maybe a pin once a day to groom his brothers, and no more cheek hair pulling (least I think so because Gyro's facial fur is growing back).

The point is, I thought I should just neuter the bigger trouble makers and that would solve the problem. But sadly another problem arised with the ones that weren't neutered. I wouldn't take chances, get them both neutered to avoid any poltential hostility. And you can look on the brighter side to this when its done, 1. they will most likely be relaxed around each other, 2. you could get females to be with them to make things a little more relaxed, 3. even if they don't get along and are forced to be seperate, females can still join them yes! It's a win win, I'd give it a shot on neutering both

you make a very good point. i will neuter both. it will save me a lot of trouble, i feel.

how much did it cost you to neuter them where you live?