I just spoke to the vet, she seemed VERY optimistic today. Earlier she opened the abcess a little more to explore and remove more pus. The amount of pus that came out was the equivalent to 2.5 pencil erasers!!!! The abcess extended across the skull almost to the other eye! The vet is pretty sure that she removed most if not all of the pus, but we will know tomorrow. Hopefully Bonita can come home on Friday.
I asked her what may have caused that large of an infection, and she didn't really know. It is possible that an abcess that large has been there for months. Since the abcess does open into the mouth, she thinks it may have originally been a mouth injury but she is not really sure.
I pull all my lizards out 2x a week to offer water and check them then, but obviously I missed something. With some luck and TLC Bonita will hopefully be OK but it upsets me that this may have been preventable. I never observed any drastic change in appetite or activity level, but the last few months I have noticed she has lost a little weight. Maybe due to the early abcess?
I will keep y'all updated! 
Laura
So happy shes coming home and doing alot better !
