Need Advice ASAP

**mermaidheather** · November 7th, 2016

Hey guys, Chomper still has the cut, but still eating and doing well. He has no behavior changes at all. The cut doesn't seem to bother him. I even have watched him when he is moving, and he moves just fine. He doesn't react like he is in pain when I put any bactine or neosporin on either. I am still watching it cautiously, because the cut is still there, and doesn't seem to be closing. I left him alone thru the weekend to just see how that helps with the healing. So tonight when I get him all cleaned up I'll have a better idea of what the cut actually looks like currently. I'm hoping leaving it be helped it close. If I remember I'll get an updated picture.

**monster** · November 7th, 2016

Hi, glad to hear hes still acting normal even though hes still got the cut. Hows the lump doing? If the cut doesn't start to heal you may have to bring him to get a stitch or 2.

**mermaidheather** · November 7th, 2016

So I currently have him soaking, and he seems just fine. The bump is just about gone. The concerning part now is that where the bump was, there is now another cut. I'm starting to wonder if these were 2 ruptured cysts or something? They do appear to have a thin layer of skin over the top tho. Similar to the begining stages of a scab forming for us. He ate his monthly fuzzy just fine tonight too.

**Lija** · November 13th, 2016

That is not a cut, its bacterial infection, the lump looks like an abscess that now has rubtured. He is still eating because an infection is still localized. You need to put him in a quarantine set up, on clean changed daily wet papertowels, with something hanging so he can hide under, all sided covered. Treatment - 2-3xday apply polisporin/neosporin or if you can get hold of flamazine, whatever that is without painkillers. It should get better within five days, if no better within 5 days you need a vet for systemic antibiotics.