abscess

More context: it feels rather hard and seems painful, he squeaks when I touch it. No scab at the moment, it looks under the skin. It happened very very suddenly, like even less than overnight. He's still behaving normally and shows no other symptoms. I've had another rat with an abscess in this...

Hi! I feel like the WORST owner for this but today when I was taking Stew out of the cage he shares with his brother Chili, I felt a hard spot on his abdomen that I immediately inspected. Just to the side of his penis, he had a scab-combined-with-a-cavity like wound that made me IMMEDIATELY...

Hello I'm new here, so please excuse me if it's the wrong topic, I will post elsewhere then. I need help with identifying this growth and what to do about this. It's a weird location and my vet suggested not to do anything, as it has a lot of blood vessels and can cause a lot of bleeding, and...

This is Oreo, he's a little over 6 months old. He was taken in to the vet for an infected bite on his testis. I have put polysporin on the infected area and cleaned it, and he is currently on antibiotics (6 days now) and a painkiller. He is showing no apparent signs of pain and he doesnt act...

We posted about our rat Kenzie about 2 months ago and what could be a possible abscess on the side of her head. Since then we have been giving her daily treatments of Baytril, cleaning with different medications and have even tried CBD salves. It continues to grow and has messed up one ear and...

Hello! Earlier I made an at home saline solution for my rats abscess. It is made of 4 oz of distilled water and 1/4 tsp of sea salt. Is it safe to spray this solution near my male rats genital region? Will the salt cause an infection? Also, would adding a small amount of tea tree oil be...

Hi everyone. I took my rat to the vet last night after an incident but the vet did not have a clear idea of what had happened. Please read this, and if your rat has had similar symptoms and you have any other information that you think could help me or that I could pass along to my vet, please...

Hello! I have three rat's and the one in the images below got an abscess drained by the vet. She had a deformed tooth that caused the abscess and it seemed to be healing well. I just finished giving her, her antibiotics and put her back in her cage with the other rats yesterday (I separated them...

Hi all, My rat Loki seems to have developed a small lump on his cheek, right next to his mouth, it seems to have appeared over the course of 3 days or so. Here are some photos: I have a vets appointment at 5pm today, but I wanted to get some further insight on what it could be before I go...

Our rat Cocoa has a growth that I just noticed last night. It feels pretty soft when palpated, but is in a location that makes me think it may be a mammary tumor . It’s under her right armpit. How can I distinguish between an abscess (this seems to have appeared somewhat suddenly-in the last two...

Hi all, I have been reading these forums since discovering them a couple of years ago and they have helped me massively to understand and learn so many things about keeping rats, I never needed to post anything until now and hoping for some help/advice. One of our five rats, Rolo, had a lump on...

My rat Luchik has what I think to be an abscess on the side/bottom of her face. I am fairly sure it's not a tumor, though there is that one tumor (Zymbal's gland? I think someone said) that I'm afraid it might be, though it's not behaving like a tumor at all. It grew in about two days, I think...

Hello all, I’m really in need of some advice here. I have a male fancy rat, he’s about 1.5 yrs old, 800g and not neutered. I realised today that he seemed to have developed a soft lump with a slightly sunken centre and squishy all around, but a little irregular. Easily moved around basically...

My pet rat has an abscess by one of her lower incisors. My vet thinks that the root of the tooth is infected and that its preventing the abscess from healing. As a result the tooth will need to be removed at the root. For what I gather this is a fairly complicated procedure and as a result they...

Hey, I just joined this forum. Super exited to be here. so my rattie jerry has a little pimple like small limp under his chin. Im worried it might turn into an abscess or somthing. I got jerey a month ago with his buddy mickey. They weee feedees at the grange. (If you havent caught on i name...

I've got a one-year old male rat, Finn, that is struggling with something -- an abscess, a tumor, I don't know. What I'm hoping is that someone has had experience with something similar and could offer advice about the best path forward. About three weeks ago, Finn developed an huge bump on his...

Hello, recently my rat Bandit has grown a rather large, round lump on her throat. I am not exactly sure of her age but she is under 3 months old. The lump is hard to the touch and the skin seems to move over it. I shaved the area so I could get a better photo, the bald spot is not from hair...

Hi guys, Just wanted some advice for my male rat, Bean. He had surgery almost 2 weeks ago to remove one of his eyes. It was all healing up well, and he was on Metacam for pain relief as well as Baytril to stop any infection. Now, there is a massive lump in the area. Do you think it’s an...

Hi! My Male rat Nutter had a loonie size bump the other day and has now become a scab. After compressing, it opened up. I was wondering if this is an abscess and if its healing alright. Theres no redness or blood but my boyfriend is very worried. Please let me know what you think. We are...