M8! You’ve got two tiny abscesses!

This much loved hand reared cow, M8 (Matey), had two tiny abscesses that were pretty easy to treat. Two quick lancings, both ventral, dilution with diluted betadyne, systemic antibiotics, she should heal up a treat. A very sharp scalpel is roughly as annoying as a needle full of lignocaine, and lignocaine doesn’t work when injected into abscesses that are directly under the skin.