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William's surgury update

AprilLynne

Warren Scout
:wave: William had his 2 and a half week checkup with the vet yesterday. They took out some of the stitches that hadn't dissolved and checked out his cheek. I had noticed a tiny bit of swelling where the abscess had been and the vet said it was a bit of the abscess come back :( but he said that it wasn't much at all and might not require another surgery :D:D So he extended the antibiotic and said to bring him back in another 2 weeks for a check-up. The bacteria that they had grown was pasturella (spelling might be off) and William's been on chloramphenical. Hopefully everything goes well and we can do without a second surgery!! :p:p
 
Sounds positive!

Abcesses can be a complete git to get rid of, I know of people who have had them marsupialised (stitched open to allow them to drain), had them packed with antibiotic beads, cleaned with manuka honey... Loads of different stuff. There is lots of info on the net about different treatments which may be worth flagging up with your vet if William needs anything else doing.

Fingers crossed it is all sorted for him though!
 
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