My green iguana has just developed a lump on the side of his mouth. It is hard and just popped up overnight. He is still eating good. You can push on the lump and it doesn't seem to overly bother him. what is this, and what should I do?
lump on face
Posted on 2008/08/24 by lisa gebhardt
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hankSymptoms: lumps and swellings -
Veteran Advisor David says:
The most common thing will be an abscess. You will need to take him to your vet for treatment
Abscesses that occur in fleshy tissue can be lanced with a scalpel, the caseous pus removed using dental or bone curettes and swabs, and then flushed with an irrigation solution, such as 1% chlorhexidine diacetate
The site is kept open and irrigated daily and treated with systemic and topical antibiotics.
Failure to start antibiotic treatment may result in a worse infection if the site is not cleaned out thoroughly.
Below is a pic of an oral abscess in an iguana
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