Treatment of injury of outdoor cat
Written by debbieb
Our male outdoor cat showed up with what appear to be tooth marks along his thighs. The skin was slightly broken and there is swelling. He can walk but limps a little. I am worried that he may have developed infection as the injured area appears swollen and he seems a little warm. He is eating and drinking and seems to pass stool and urine fine. Should I take him to a vet, or just give it a little time to heal?
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tThis seems very close to what my kitty just went through, however we have already been to the vet, he was given an injection of antibiotic and I continued to give him oral antibiotic at home.
It's been over a week now, and he was doing better but all of a sudden has started to limp and be lathargic again. Please tell me what is wrong and what I should do.
Gratefully,
Karen
If you have not already given your vet a call, I would start there. The abcess may be recurring. If it is from another cat, then chances are the wound was loaded with bacteria. He may need the wound drained and a longer coarse of antibiotics.
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Hi debbieb, It sounds like your kitty has all the makings of an abscess. What happens when a bite occurs, the punctures from the teeth will heal over enough to trap all the bacteria under the skin(the swollen area), causing a major infection-an abscess. The warm area you are feeling is the body trying to fend off the injury by running a temp and although eating and drinking ok now, chances are it will not get better on its own.
A typical abcess treatment at the vets consists of reopening the wound with or without anesthesia, flushing it with an antibacterial solution, sometimes placing a drain, an antibiotic injection and antibiotics to go home and instructions for warm compressing to encourage drainage. An abscess can be quite painful so the sooner to the vet the better.
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