hi everyone. I am new-ish to deer and I currently have a fawn that has a lip abscess. It started when she got spooked and ran into the fence. I thought maybe she put her tooth through her lip. I drained and treated it and now its back but worse.
the abscess is in her bottom lip and now i see some new abscesses right in line with her lip and lower jaw on the left side. Its hard to drain those. Now this morning i noticed she has what feels like a swollen lymph-node on the same side. its palpable and round but doesn't seem to be interfering with her personality or eating. I do worry how fast it came on and how fast this could all change.
What is it? How do I treat this? I have other animals, how contagious is this?
any information is greatly appreciated!
- marie
the abscess is in her bottom lip and now i see some new abscesses right in line with her lip and lower jaw on the left side. Its hard to drain those. Now this morning i noticed she has what feels like a swollen lymph-node on the same side. its palpable and round but doesn't seem to be interfering with her personality or eating. I do worry how fast it came on and how fast this could all change.
What is it? How do I treat this? I have other animals, how contagious is this?
any information is greatly appreciated!
- marie