Boils

Boils are round, red, painful, pus-filled bumps on the skin that are caused by a bacteria infection. When a staphylococcus aureus (staph) infection infects a hair follicle it develops deep in the root of the follicle and works its way to the skin's surface, forming a boil. Usually within a day the boil becomes red and begins to fill with puss and becomes increasingly painful.

When a boil first begins to develop, it is small, red, and tender. After a few days the boil begins to collect pus, which is actually a mass of white blood cells that the body's immune system has sent to fight the infection.

The centre of the boil begins to take on a whitish colour. Skin boils are very common, there can be several reasons why a boild has developed.

Body was too weak to fight the staph infection before it formed a boil include stress, illness, decreased immunity, toxicity, allergy, poor nutrition. Very rarely is a boil caused by poor hygiene.

Boils are exceptionally contagious. If the pus leaks from the boil it can spread to nearby skin and cause more boils to form. Pus can also enter the blood stream and spread the infection to other parts of the body.

Tea tree oil. This essential oil, has been used for centuries as an antiseptic, antibiotic and antifungal agent. For best results, apply the oil to a boil several times a day. Always Contact your vet if the boil is not healing within a few days.