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MissYouGeico AllHailRain |
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Popping cyst plan, good?
I am not in the position to be taking my leopard gecko Hershey to the vet to get her abscess/cyst popped for 100s of dollars, and the medication they give to knock the gecko out is life threatening, so I plan on popping it myself... I’m a bit nervous to be doing this but I think I can do it. And keeping her in one position is not going to be a walk in the park. My plan is to get some Baytril, take out my saline solution, and sterilize a needle. Then i’ll try my best to find the correct dosage of Baytril by weight. After that i’m gonna just go for it and hope for the best... I’ll stick the needle in the cyst/abscess, drain all the pu.s, and then fill the old hole with saline, and keep rinsing the wound with saline daily to keep it sterile. She will be on Baytril during the process and for some time after my treatment to prevent the cyst/abscess from coming back. Sound like a plan? Oh, and please don’t go off topic and start getting mad at me for not taking Hershey to the vet, I simply cannot afford it! Thanks~ Amber  |
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| 02/04/12 02:01am |
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Message To: MissYouGeico In reference to Message Id: 2253906 Popping cyst plan, good?
The best way to do it would be to use a sterile needle to open the abscess, gently squeeze the pus out (their pus is much thicker and harder than ours), then give him baytril twice daily, by mouth for at least two weeks. Then, you need to figure out how he got an abscess. At some point, something punctured him and the bacteria festered. If it was from another gecko, separate them; a cage accessory, remove it, etc. |
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| 04/01/12 01:59pm |
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