Hello everyone
One of my two adopted rats (females), Freyja, has developed what I originally thought was an abscess. I first noticed a small lump and red spot on her fur about a week ago. After doing some reading, I decided it was probably an abscess and started applying warm compresses daily. However, as far as I can tell, it has yet to drain, though it has grown rapidly. Out of desperation two nights ago, I tried to lance it, but aside from a little bit of initial blood, nothing came out. I was hoping you all might have some ideas regarding it. I should add that she's always been the fatter of the two. When they saw the vet back in december, she weighed almost twice as much as her sister.
I'm aware that ideally I should take her to the vet, but that's not something I can afford right now.
Here are two pictures of it from two nights ago. Unfortunately, when I first noticed it, it didn't seem significant enough to photograph, so I don't have an image from a week ago. That being said, it seems to have stopped growing as of the 5 day point from when I first noticed it.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Zac
One of my two adopted rats (females), Freyja, has developed what I originally thought was an abscess. I first noticed a small lump and red spot on her fur about a week ago. After doing some reading, I decided it was probably an abscess and started applying warm compresses daily. However, as far as I can tell, it has yet to drain, though it has grown rapidly. Out of desperation two nights ago, I tried to lance it, but aside from a little bit of initial blood, nothing came out. I was hoping you all might have some ideas regarding it. I should add that she's always been the fatter of the two. When they saw the vet back in december, she weighed almost twice as much as her sister.
I'm aware that ideally I should take her to the vet, but that's not something I can afford right now.
Here are two pictures of it from two nights ago. Unfortunately, when I first noticed it, it didn't seem significant enough to photograph, so I don't have an image from a week ago. That being said, it seems to have stopped growing as of the 5 day point from when I first noticed it.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Zac
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