I am sorry to repeat what you said Luckies, you're right, I was just repeating you with less information included. I haven't seen animals die from abcesses, but I've seen some nasty ones.

My only experience lancing an abcess was on a sheep. *shudders* Not something I ever, EVER want to experience again.

Wolfsoul: Good point, I hadn't thought of that. We had a Guinea pig at work with a cyst from a bite a few weeks ago. The vet gave him something topical and at cleared up quickly. (I only work a few days a week so I don't get all the details on the vet visits anymore)