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Abcess Scab??

MichG

Mama Doe
My Jack has had an abcess above his eye. He finished his Antibiotics on Weds and I think it has all gone away. However there appears to be a large scab/chunk of dead skin over the area and his fur is growing back through it...
Is this normal and should I remove it?
I will probably take him to the vets with me tomorrow for a check anyway :)
 
I must've missed this this morning, sorry.

Without seeing the scab it is hard to say if it is normal or not.

I hope the Vet check goes well :)
 
It seems to have worked its way off now and left a bald patch underneath, and I feel no abcess under it, it appears normal!!! :D Off for a check anyway!
 
Sounds just like a normal big scab to me, and if its come off and the skin looks ok underneath its probably fine. I think it will take a whilw for the hair to grow back though, if it does at all.
 
Clean bill of health!!
He is going to look funny if the hair doesn't grow back. He is an Angora X so will have to play around with some hair styles with his excess fluff :lol:
 
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