I cleaned it out really well last night and put some antibiotic ointment on it, gave her a shot of PCN, and drenched here with electrolytes and vitamins. She looked a bit better this morning when I gave her a second PCN shot. Gonna continue this routine a few days and see how she does.
BTW...
Yes but more forward. I'm not terribly worried about CL as she doesn't exhibit any other symptoms and this was the first to burst. I'm just not sure what to do about her. There are no vets in my area that work with goats so it takes a heck of a drive to get her to one.
The abscess are right where her top and bottom teeth meet on her cheek. I just wonder if she could bit it hard enough to create an abscess. Also we have a lot of briars and blackberry patches that they like to eat. Maybe thorns?
I will try to get some pictures tonight. She has no other lumps/abscesses in a CL location. She has not been tested yet. I've read a lot of folks that say the lump could be her biting her jaw but I'm not certain. It was certainly under pressure and the lumps was very hard, like a knot. What...
I purchased a goat recently that has no horns. Most of my herd has horns and they are a bit mean to her (she's the new kid in school). After a few days she developed a lump on her cheek. I initially thought it was cud retention or she took a horn to the face because it went away after a few...