Abscess Another pig, another abscess...

I always take a buddy to the vet if the pigs are comfortable with each other.

Thank you bpatters. We are back from the vet. I took them both. Abscess has been lanced. Now flushing and antibiotics. Hope for the best.

I know abscesses are like boils and caused by staph, which humans have on their skin all the time. I am just wondering if piggies are the same? I do know they can get abscesses very easy and are some just more susceptible to them like some people that get boils all the time. What did the vet say about you having two pigs that had them?

With the abscesses being located around the neck area, I'm wondering if it's cervical lymphadenitis.

I am also surprised that they both developed abscesses. I had two guinea pigs before Elsa and Anna, and they never had any health issues. The vet asked me how big the cage was, if they fought, if there was anything that could be hurting them. But, they get along great, the cage is huge, and I cannot think of anything that could hurt them. I asked him about cervical lymphadenitis but he said, he did not think so, since quite an amount of puss oozed out when lanced. I just hope this is over soon. I can't help but worry. Anna is eating, drinking and being her usual self. Thanks for your concern!

Is this an exotic vet? Because CL is certainly the easiest, most likely explanation for both of them have lumps.

Yes, bpatters, he is and quite renowned here. I drove an hour to get to him. Now, would the treatment be the same if it actually was CL? I mean, lancing and ab?

Yes, treatment would be the same for CL. And CL lumps can actually burst with pus if they get too large, so I can't figure out why he'd say that the pus would make it not likely to be CL. Weird. I think I'd look around for another vet. You might run across a better one.

And could Elsa now get it again from Anna, or now she has antibodies? This could be never ending....

It's possible that they could reinfect each other, but not likely, especially if they're on antibiotics.

Thank you bpatters!!! Hope this is the end!!