Hi, my name is Kristin and i have a pet hamster. I realized just yesterday a huge bulge on her shoulder. I looked up things on the internet and it is an abscess. My family cannot afford to go to a vet clinic right now and I called local vet clinics to find out the cost ($47). I may seem little amount of money but my family is going through a bad time right now money wise. I wnat to know is there anything i can do? Could i drain the abscess myself?
Master Advisor Torunn says:
April 09th, 2008 at 04:32 PM
Hi there
You could try and drain it yourself, but often these infection do not resolve without antibiotics. If you do decide to try and drain it at home, make sure to wear gloves as this is a messy thing to do, and the pus inside the abscess can be highly contageous. Also clean the abscess properly afterwards, with an appropriate wound cleaner or salt water (they should ideally be flushed with saline as well). Doing this at home is risky though, they can bleed and also be painful when drained. They often recurr if antibiotics are not administered as well, so I would recommend to take to the vets to have it properly done once and for all.
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