Lanced abscess - WARNING GRAPHIC PICTURES

[Perissa]

My boy has been suffering from a severe and mysterious allergy. Resulting in and cutting a long story short he had a steroid injection in his bum. 4 days later he went suddenly and very dramaticly lame with a large bulge in the area of the injection.

This was the result...

Before...

During...... ( I didn't know the vet was going to put his finger inside and missed the initial fountain shot)

After

 

[Joss]

Wow, that will feel better now. My horse had an abscess on his shoulder, no idea why. Virtually as soon as it was lanced he felt better. It healed really quick & I've not had any further problems.

 

[Horseyscot]

Wow, bet that was a relief, poor boy, sure he's feeling better now

 

[Bozzy]

Oooh nice!

Hope he's feeling better soon!

 

[VictoriaEDT]

COOL!!!!!!

 

[Nailed]

Intermuscular steroids for ya.. dodgy business

Lou x

 

[algy666]

Ooh, I bet he feels a lot better now having got rid of all that gunk!

 

[AmyMay]

Oooo poor lad.

We had a horse on my yard many years ago that developed an abcess on his neck.

Boy it was gruesome. Vet stuck a bloomin hosepipe in it to flush it out - it was amazing....

 

[billy2]

My boy developed one on his neck after a flu jab years ago. It burst the day before the vet was due out to lance it - no kidding, the pressure behind it shot the gunk onto the opposite wall, 12ft away...

 

[wannabee]

Poor pony, not surprised he was so sore!
I'm sure he will feel much better now!

 

[flowerlady]

How can people say COOL and nice. Yak poor lad hope it heals soon.

 

[BackInBlack]

OOH thats a lot of stuff... turns my stomach, but i bet he feels better...

 

[teddyt]

[ QUOTE ]
My boy developed one on his neck after a flu jab years ago. It burst the day before the vet was due out to lance it - no kidding, the pressure behind it shot the gunk onto the opposite wall, 12ft away...

[/ QUOTE ]

Glad you werent stood in the way

OP- good pictures and an interesting story. Hope he makes a quick recovery

 

[VictoriaEDT]

I say "cool" because it is fascinating and now the horse is not in pain!

 

[Nailed]

cool is because its interesting and Nice is sarcasm id say.

Lou x

 

[Donkeymad]

Wooo..he must be feeling so much better now.

 

[clevelandbay]

I can hear his sigh of relief from here!

 

[Angelbones]

I'd love to see some of that gunk under a microscope...

What caused it? Did the vet say?

No doubt he'll be felling better soon, thank goodness.

 

[joy]

A foal on the yard had an abcess on her shoulder, the vet put a finger to it and it exploded all over him. Should have happened to the owners for their incompetence.

 

[merlinsquest]

Blergh....... thats gross.....

Try this for viewing too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMzvUW6XO-o

 

[PopStrop]

[ QUOTE ]
Blergh....... thats gross.....

Try this for viewing too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMzvUW6XO-o

[/ QUOTE ]

EWWWWWWWW

 

[wannabee]

that vid is vile!!
surprised vet not wearing gloves...

 

[PapaFrita]

Ewww, I bet getting all that out was a relief!!

 

[Hedgewitch13]

Good grief V! Poor old Dennis, he really is in the wars again isn't he?!

 

[Perissa]

I brought him home on Sunday complete with two carrier bags of drugs and dressings. He's been sooooo good and hasn't once offered to kick despite what has been done to him. On Sunday they took the drain out, including the stitches holding it in with no sedation and again he was such a good boy.

I took a couple of picture this morning so I will post them later.

Back to the vets on Friday for a checkup.

 

[Toast]

Wow thats an impressive abcess!!! I bet he feels better now poor lad!
Hope he's right soon =]
x

 

[Gemsie]

Jeepers Creepers!!!!!!!!!!!! I bet your lad felt sooooooooooo much better once all that pressure and gunk was released! Hope he makes a speedy recovery x

 

[Perissa]

Pic taken this morning - 6 days after it was lanced.