chinchilla help!

Question
my chinchilla, Chilli, had gotten into a fight with her cage mate. i separated them right away and checked both of them. neither of them had shown any scratches or anything. 2 days later i checked them again and chilli had 2 small bumps on either side of her cheek. on one side i saw 2 tiny holes. i called a vet right away and they said it was just a small cut. i did some more research on cuts and stuff, and couldn't find anything helpful. i even did a search on fungus and i knew right away that wasn't it.so i put some neosporin like the vet suggested. 3 days later(today)i checked her and touched around her cheek and felt that the bump was bigger. i looked closer at it and i saw what looked like pus. i showed my husband and he thought the same thing. i would take her to the vet right away but where i am is to late in the night for anything to be opened. we're taking her first thing in the morning but i would like to know if any one knows what it might be, and what i can do till then


Answer
Hi there,

Yes, definately....keep them seperated. I wouldn't house them together again. The second time could be a lot worse. You are lucky it wasn't so much worse this first time.

I would take the chin with the wound on her chin to the vets...Perhaps another vets from the one you asked. They could probably do something about it too though :) . It sounds like a little abcess or infection if there is pus coming from it.

I would certainly ring around and check with other vets and you will more than likely have to get a consultation and they will sort you out.

The 2 small bumps might not even be from the fight. Could be something else.

What is it looking like now?

Please let me know.

Mae.