So Basil (14 months) got neutered a few weeks ago. After some initial complications he's living happily with his brother again. On Thursday I noticed a small lump with a scab near the neuter site, so I brought him in to the vet on Friday so she could drain it if it was an abscess. She told me it wasn't, just a scab, and she sent me home without charging me for the visit.
This morning I see a very small amount of dried blood where Basil sleeps and lo and behold, he was now sporting an empty hole where the lump was. There's no pus left in there, he must have cleaned it all out because nothing else would come out. So I've been flushing it out with saline twice a day. It's very small, no bigger than a nail hole in the wall. Probably only 2-3mm across.
Should I call the vet and ask for some antibiotics or just continue to flush? I really don't want to bring him back in, it will be the fifth or sixth time since the neuter! When can I expect it to close up?
This morning I see a very small amount of dried blood where Basil sleeps and lo and behold, he was now sporting an empty hole where the lump was. There's no pus left in there, he must have cleaned it all out because nothing else would come out. So I've been flushing it out with saline twice a day. It's very small, no bigger than a nail hole in the wall. Probably only 2-3mm across.
Should I call the vet and ask for some antibiotics or just continue to flush? I really don't want to bring him back in, it will be the fifth or sixth time since the neuter! When can I expect it to close up?
