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HELP!!! I'm scared!!

I just took Sparkles out for soaking. I noticed before I soaked her that her left nostril looked clogged or just odd to me. I soaked her for a few minutes and saw that the "clog" was loose so I grabbed the tweezers to get it off for her and now she has a big hole in her nose!!!! What is this? What did I do? How do I treat it? I'm sooo scared for her!!


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sorry they are fuzzy..I took them with my phone.


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01-28-2008 04:50 PM
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Sparkles needs to get to a vet asap. It seems she has had a nasal infection for awhile. Thats why that piece fell off.
Keep us updated as to how she's doing.

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01-28-2008 04:59 PM
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I'm going to call the vet tomorrow and hopefully they can get me in!! I have her paper towels right now because I was worried about substrate getting in her nose. I'm so worried!!!!
Thanks Danny


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01-28-2008 05:02 PM
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Good luck with Sparkles at the Vet tomorrow, hopefully you have caught it in time. Definitely keep her on paper towels.


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01-28-2008 05:13 PM
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It might have been something like a piece of grass or a sticker or something that lodged in a nostril and caused pus to form around it...then the pus hardened and that's what you picked off. At any rate, he'll need a course of antibiotics to be sure there isn't any infection left. Also, the vet will put your mind at ease about what's actually happening there.

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01-28-2008 05:26 PM
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I feel so bad. I had no idea!! She had been treated for a RI. I thought she was doing well. She eats well.
I will let you all know what the vet says. Poor little baby.


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01-28-2008 05:34 PM
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Good luck - hope everything goes well! We will be thinking about you!


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01-28-2008 05:37 PM
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Good Luck!!

01-28-2008 08:28 PM
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Good luck.


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