Spencer's Abscess
Culture came back completely negative. The drain is removed. The vet pulled out the rest of the abscess that had died from the silver nitrate. Now we wait for the tissue swelling to subside. His next follow up is Sat.
Is it OK that when I clean the hole it bleeds a little? Like i clean it with a wet qtip first. Theres a lil blood. Then I flush it. I figured yes since its an open wound, but I just want to be sure.
Using a wet qtip to moisten the edges so i can flush it. Also wet the qtip when I pack the silvadene cream in the hole..don't want put a dry qtip into the hole.
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The problem is, you've got new tissue forming inside the hole, which is what you want. It's pretty fragile, and swabbing it with a q-tip can mess it up. It's fine to use a wet q-tip to soak the crust and scab off so you can get the tip in to flush it, but if you then just put some ointment on the top of the hole and rub it gently for a minute or so, that would be better than sticking the q-tip in the hole.
Thank you! The vet told me to put the silvadene in the hole but i am going to do the way you suggested
Follow up went well. He just has a little granulated tissue. He has another follow up next week. The other vet who read the culture apparently didn't read it all BC after 5 days it showed growth of bacteroides. However, the lab didn't say what it is sensitive too ...so the vet has a call out to the lab. He said the Orbax should kill it...but he also may add Baytril or Flagyl. He will call me later today.