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How to cure my rabbits abscess?
One of my rabbit got an abscess on her cheek. She has 3 bumps now, but one is almost gone since a lot of pus from it came out. We did take her to the vet, but it cost $900 to cure it there, so the vet said we can try at home. He did give me oral medication to give to her and a cream to apply on the infection. She has an open abscess but I can't seem to squeeze the pus out. I don't wanna squeeze it too hard and rupture it and hurt her. She has another bump on her neck but it's covered in fur. Can I shave it? Are there any easy ways to get the pus out the bump? And she did come in contact with my other bunnies, will they catch the infection too? Right now they all see fine to me. Please help ASAP. And I know abscess' come back, and since we can't afford to get her cured at the vets, is this something I'd have to put her down for? Oh and can rabbit abscess be contagious to humans?
1 Answer
- 7 years ago
You can shave the hair over the abscess to get a better look at it, just be careful not to cut the skin. You can try a warm compress on the abscess to try and work it to a head and drain it. If a capsule has formed under the skin you're going to need a vet to lance it and clean it out manually, or the infection probably won't clear properly. The oral medication you got is probably an antibiotic and that is necessary for treating the infection. If the other abscess is small it might clear up without needing to be drained as long as you continue giving antibiotics. If antibiotics don't work and it doesn't come to a head and break on its own, you will need to go to the vet to have it treated. If it does come to a head and drain, be careful to clean it thoroughly.
Abscesses are not contagious. However, they are full of bacteria and you should be careful to clean your hands after draining one, be careful not to touch your eyes or any open wounds. Abscesses are just bacterial infections trapped underneath the skin, they were likely caused by a scratch or bite from one of your other rabbits. I would try to keep the rabbits separate for the moment because a sick rabbit in pain can be aggressive even if it is normally not.
Keep an eye on the rabbit to make sure it is eating and drinking properly, if it stops eating see a vet.
