Hog Island abcess

My hog islands nose is getting big again, I don't know why. If you all remember, she had it when I got her as a baby, took her to the vet and had it cleaned out and put antibiotics on the area every day and it looked great for a long time. I have noticed a few days ago it looked kind of different, so I have been keeping an eye on her and today it finally got really big again....I am so upset she not only had to go through this once, but now shes going to hate me for taking her BACK to the vet AGAIN.....scheduling an appointment tomorrow, wish us luck!!!

What did the vet say was the cause of it the first time? Sounds like the cleaning it out doesn't get rid of it, just reduces it until it comes back. Most likely you will have to routinely do this unless you find the source and fix that. Could be just a bad genetic issue though that you will always have to deal with.

I'm thinking that's it, wandering if I should go to another vet maybe? He seems knowledgeable and all, but second opinions are good!! What do you think?

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The vet and I had thought teams caused it, as the person i got it from is afraid of snakes and probably let her hit the tub with her face while he had her....

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Trama not teams lol

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Here's a pic of her nose :(
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Originally Posted by hypnotixdmp

Here's a pic of her nose :(
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/07/hymube4u.jpg

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Wow, I am sorry to see your baby is suffering :( I really hope someone can find the root of the cause (whether or not it is in fact trauma) and solve it permanently. I would seek a second opinion just for the sake of it, but it's your call of course. I hope things get easier.

I just find it so weird it was fine for like 1 1/2 years then came back....

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Going in in the am, 1130, different Dr, one that I forgot about and even posted in the exotic vet list. She's apparently the best in the area, so I'm hoping she can get it taken care of!!!

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It may be the same that happens with one of my retics: she'll not rub at all for weeks/months then she'll get a random stick up her butt and rub so bad that her lip will swell and I'll need to swab it daily with diluted Betadine until is goes down then she'll be good for several more weeks/months until it starts over. Upgrading cage size did help though: maybe you can put her in a larger tub/cage and see if that helps any?