Ferrets head

[dave1600d 35]

The picture you put up is that bite marks each side of the left eye looking at it . Maybe thats how she got the lump?.

......................................................................................................................looks like when the photo was taken,,the ferret moved its head,,,,,,its caused like a ghost effect of the eyes in the picture mate,thats all it is,,,,,they aint bite marks ,,,

[Rake aboot 4,935]

yeh but they do need cleaned out. Last one I got done was due to an abcess on a tooth, vet cut it, and flushed it out, antibiotic jab, and job done.

 

Maybe the vet needs to brush up a bit on small animals.

[Millet 4,497]

yep i have had a few ferrets over the years with abbcess, usualy under the chin on the neck,,,, ive always treated them myself,, put the ferret in its own cage,,, empty an antibiotoc capsule in the drinker bottle,, and give a 1/4 of a capsule, on its food evry night for a week or 10 days

I have one here with a abcess on it's jaw..i think i will give that a go..

[andy p 32]

I was doing that but the swelling didn't go down but iv drained it now so I think it should work a treat

[skycat 6,173]

Years ago, when I kept rabbits and then goats, lancing and cleaning an abscess was standard practice. Three times, I've encountered massive abscesses in dogs as well: the first time it was a vet job: removed tissue, stitched and drains in: abscess came back. Next two times, lanced and cleaned them out myself and allowed to drain and heal naturally: never came back, and at no time were any of these abscesses full of blood. Sometimes people, including vets, rely too much on antibiotics. If the source of infection is still there, no matter how many antibiotics are given, the problem will reoccur, but of course it depends on the original cause of the abscess. If it is due to infection then antibiotics may work, but if it is due to a foreign body, even the tiniest thing invisible to the naked eye, it will keep coming back until the foreign body has been expelled or removed. Just my experience with these things.