Abscesses



An abscess is a severe infection. It occurs when the immune system becomes stressed and loses its ability to suppress bacteria from a previous infection. This results in an internal infection where a lizard will rot from the inside out in the area local to the infection.



Abscesses in areas such as jaw, eye areas, or joints may cause further problems, especially if left untreated for some time. Not only can they affect the mobility of the joint and adversely impact the animal's use of that limb, it can eat away at bone and cartilage; this can get very expensive surgically and radio-graphically.



Usually to get rid of an abscess one must perform surgery and cut into a living animal through skin, fat, and muscle tissue, so it is a good idea to take your afflicted lizard to the veterinarian. Successive treatments may also be necessary to eliminate the abscess infection as well as antibiotic treatment.
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Lauren

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