White lumps

[LokiWolf]

Just came back! The vet thinks they were abscesses and thinks she might have gotten them from some rough grooming or something. They left to drain them in the back, the small one they drained completely and they drained the bigger one almost completely. They could have drained it all, but they decided to leave a bit in as doing it all would stress Charlotte too much. I was given antibiotics that Charlotte will need to take for a few weeks or until the lump is completely gone.

We also talked about her age related stuff, mainly her plucking/fur falling out issues. They confirmed what I thought about most of the spots that fur isn't growing back, the hair cells in the skin had to have been damaged or she damaged them when she plucked the fur out. And if those cells are damaged, then fur most likely won't ever grow back. But the vet told me that there is a small change some will.

All in all, Charlotte was a trooper at the vet. She did better than last time, last time she tried to escape from the vet tech when they went to weigh her. But like the last time, there was no biting at all. She did wiggle about in hands, but that's mainly normal for her. Charlotte was annoyed with all the touching and manhandling after a while, but never took it out on anyone. When they brought her back out from draining the abscesses, she was trying to climb out of the carrier and looking at/toward me trying to express she was done with this whole thing now and wanted to go home.

Charlotte is now back in the tank with Scarlett, happy to be back. She needs a good grooming or sand bath now as all the handling made her remaining coat greasy and ruffled out of place. I don't think Scarlett even knew she was gone. She was sleeping when I pulled Charlotte out and was only half-awake a few seconds before we left. She was still sleeping when we came back, but she woke up after I put Charlotte back in. Scarlett greeted her like normal and then proceeded to carrying a large treat around before settling down to nibble at it with Charlotte.

[souffle]

That is good news and lets hope they stay drained now and the meds get rid of them

[LokiWolf]

They filled back up like a day later, but I'm hoping the meds with take care of them. And she has sore red-ish spots where the vet stuck the needle in to drain them.

[souffle]

They have a habit of refilling I'm afraid. It's actually better to let them come to a head then drain themselves but you have to keep bathing them to keep them open and discharging and it can be messy The capsule surrounding the abcess can be hard for the meds to penetrate so she may need longer on the meds. If the spots start to look nasty I'd take her back as you don't want it spreading over the skin.

[LokiWolf]

Okay, thanks. I don't think I'll drain them myself as I'm afraid I'll hurt her, especially since she is so fragile now. Lets hope the meds will do the trick and she won't have to return to the vet.

Do you suggest giving her anything food wise that might help? We have some tofu in the refrigerator that I've been planning on letting the hams have some small pieces. I want to spoil her a little by giving her some yummy bits as I feel bad giving her these meds she doesn't like and I want to see if she'll be more willing to take the meds if she gets yummy stuff afterwords.