abscess

Hi all - Longtime lurker, first time poster ... I have two Russian male torts given to me 8 years ago by a friend who couldn't care for them anymore. They have always been housed together and seemed to like each other's company just fine, sharing the hide, basking together, etc. Current...

Hi, the attached photos are my friend's young albino sulcata. A white swollen lump is found on its' jaw line. I wonder if this an abscess problem so that the vet could easily lance it. Any helpful comments are much appreciated. Thanks!

Hi! so this is my baby Nigel. He got an eye infection about a month ago because we switched substrate. I got eye drops and increased soaks and it went away. He was swollen but i assumed it was from the eye infection itself. Swelling hasn’t gone down. It looks like an abscess or type of...

Hi Everyone, I have been dealing with quite an anomaly for the past few months with my 7 month old HET for ivory sulcata. I purchased him from Randy at tort Stork in December and noticed in late January a slight bump under his right eye on his cheek. We concluded it was probably an irritation or...

Hello everyone! My tortoise had a nasty abscess on her throat. I went to take her in and the vet has removed it yesterday. The overall cost for everything (sedation, pain meds (3 were given to me), ward care, the removal of the abscess, everything absolutely necessary) was $355. It was pricey...