Twiggy - Not a Tumor?? Scab's Off..Icky Pic Time

[M0onkist]

I'm probably just not used to seeing live, functional flesh or whatever. Might be a tiny fat deposit under the fascia of the muscle - actually that makes sense, I've seen those sometimes when preparing chicken breasts - it looks basically the same too.

I don't have any suggestions regarding things to do, besides doing what you're doing in letting him run around. I think I've used Fucidine before (if I'm thinking of the prescription-strength stuff that humans get) - probably had it for the cellulitis, and boy did it work wonders. I bet Twiggy's overjoyed to not have that huge lump to drag around!

Keep on trucking, Twiggy! (I LOVE his name, can you tell? lol)

 

[rhapsody]

Yeek! A bit disturbing to see a poor rattie with an extra hole in his head. :cuddle:

My mom always sworn by regular flushing and open-air healing for my numerous infected scrapes and cuts when I was a child. They always healed up fine, but developed really nasty looking scars. I'm a bit curious to know how Twiggy's hole is going to heal up (it'll knit on its own, right?), and if the scar tissue would have any detrimental effects.

Sending your little man healing thoughts!

 

[KTyne]

That looks so much better now that you cleaned it out more! Poor guy.
It's great that he's still playing and running around too!

 

[Kimber]

Yay, Twiggy is looking much less swollen...granted it's going to look a little more angry and raw, but I bet you it's a million times healthier right now

 

[AshleyRayeRats]

When my boy, Orca, had a nasty abscess develop, we flushed the site with a diluted Chlorahexidine scrub solution.

Beta-dine can be helpful, as well, in drawing out any ickies (sometimes the abscess material can go pretty deep)

 

[eagle]

Awe Twiggy spoiler pics are great especially when you are eating. :laugh4:

 

[mamarat]

Sending good thoughts to your boy.

This is quite an experience. I'm glad you're sharing it with us.

 

[M0onkist]

How's sweet Twiggy doing today?

 

[lilspaz68]

Twiggy is very happy that I only flush him once, twice a day to flush out any liquid pus pooling at the bottom. After his treatment, he gets a little Ensure and then gets to RUN (right now he is in my cupboard knocking down stacked empty boxes happily :laugh4: )

It looks less angry to me today :thumbup:

 

[eagle]

It looks very good. GO Twiggy

 

[Godmother]

Wow, that looks a LOT better! So good to know that such a messy abscess can heal.

 

[M0onkist]

It definitely looks less angry - it's incredible how fast rats heal...

Go Twiggy!

 

[Joanne]

Wow, that looks so much better in just one day! His face looks so much less swollen too. He must be feeling better now that his body doesn't have to deal with all that pus.

 

[crumbilina]

YAY! TWIGGY!!

*does happy dance*

 

[ATez]

YAY! I'm so happy for Twiggy!

 

[Moon]

Darnit, no more pus pics for Mooners...

LOL

It looks soooo much better!

 

[lilspaz68]

Still pus but not big cheesy gobs of it...sorry. :cheeky:

The scab really came off of the skin more tonight, so I cut more of it off

 

[hopefloats]

that still looks soooooooo much better than those other ones. I can stomach this one.

 

[Joanne]

Are you still flushing it?

 

[lilspaz68]

Very much. He hates it.