lump at vaccination site

[DownUnder Gal]

Nice looking goats! It's common to have vaccination site abscesses. You can drain them or wait for them to burst. Either way, it's best to put some pink spray or other antiseptic on the wound in summer to keep the flies away. I flush my goats' abscesses with about 100ml sterile saline and then some Sea Minerals spray which expedites healing, followed by Cetrigen spray. I have found no difference in healing time when I proactively lance them before they're ready to burst versus just waiting for them to burst and then doing the flushing/clean up. Vicks Vapour Rub can speed up the 'ripening'.