The Beast is fine now. Maybe more that should be allowed. He didn't have an abscess really after all but another type of internal infection from the puncture wound. They gave him big ole' steroid shot and then strong antibiotics afterwards in pill form, which was great fun to get him to swallow later throughout the week.

Actually, even though he almost clawed/ate through the carrier getting there he was a pretty good patient once I had him out in the open. All the vets made much of his size and beauty, and he probably has a much bigger head now as a result.

Great. Stoke his ego.