Goat Injury - not healing

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Hi, been a member for a while but can't remember my old login - we didn't have animals for a long time but we're now on 16 acres and building our herd!

I have a problem though - my baby Boer goat was attacked by a dog, the vet said one of the punctures was close to blood vessels on her neck and would swell, but the swelling would go down after time. It's been a month and it's still a large, hard, oval-shaped lump on the side of her neck. It's so large she holds her head to the side. She seems otherwise healthy and happy, eating, pooping etc. Have I jist not waited long enough? Is there something I can do? Or should she go to the vet again?
 
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The goat probably has an abscess. Very common after a puncture wound by a dog. I'd get her back into see the vet.
 
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I'd agree with those above... Might be a good idea if for no other reason than to get the goat checked over once more from the incident. Does the large hard oval lump "move around" under the skin or is it firm/attached in its placement? Also, how "large" is it? If it moves around, it's most likely a cyst and if you're feeling like you and your goat are up for a challenge, you could attempt to lance it yourself and see what "comes out" of the procedure. When I was young, I bought my mom a long haired German Shepherd that always used to get ingrown hair cysts. I would regularly lance and drain them. Man were they nasty...
 
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Well now you know! :) Not perfect, but not life threatening and if she's doing fine with it, life's good.
 
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