Scratched Cat

UKTigerlily

dixie06 wrote: »

Wow thank goodness I have no dettol in the house, I just googled it too and it is indeed toxic to cats apparently as is most thinks that turn cloudy in water i.e. tcp, zoflora, etc. So will stick to salted warm water and a vets appointment.

Aww i'm so glad you read back first! I mean we have a couple of Vets on here but of course even if they were happy to advise they won't have seen the cat so I always say call the cats vet & get their advice. Salt water should be ok!

I hope puss is ok & can see the vet soon, should be ok with salt water until you can get in x

dixie06

Thanks for your advice guys....salt water all the way xx

foreign_correspondent

well spotted, tigerlily!!:beer:

Milford_Cubicle

I've had cats my entire life (30 years) and had no idea about Dettol being toxic. Just goes to show you never stop learning, eh?

UKTigerlily

Milford_Cubicle wrote: »

I've had cats my entire life (30 years) and had no idea about Dettol being toxic. Just goes to show you never stop learning, eh?

I never knew Lily pollen thingy was either till I bought some & my neighbour told me, by which time the kitten I had was covered lmaoooo he wasn't impressed being washed!

dixie06

UKTigerlily wrote: »

I never knew Lily pollen thingy was either till I bought some & my neighbour told me, by which time the kitten I had was covered lmaoooo he wasn't impressed being washed!

Never knew about the lily pollen thing either, is it poisonous??

Cats nose is 100 times better today after we cleaned with with the salt water, swelling gone down, no more puss seems to be healing now. Not been to Vets as couldn't get an appointment today will see how it is tomorrow, may not be necessary.

UKTigerlily

dixie06 wrote: »

Never knew about the lily pollen thing either, is it poisonous??

Cats nose is 100 times better today after we cleaned with with the salt water, swelling gone down, no more puss seems to be healing now. Not been to Vets as couldn't get an appointment today will see how it is tomorrow, may not be necessary.

Yeah the pollen outta lillies is, I love Stargazer ones but daren't risk it now lol

skintchick

I have lilies in the house and my cat never goes near them.

I'd agree with salt water. Noses do seem to take a while to heal for some reason but if it's only a scratch and not swollen I wouldn;t worry too much.

Waterfalls

the lilly pollen can cause kidney failure in cats, as can raisens/grapes in dogs

dixie06

UKTigerlily wrote: »

Yeah the pollen outta lillies is, I love Stargazer ones but daren't risk it now lol

Oooh they can be expensive anyway, be MSE and stick to crysanths!!! hope they're not deadly too ;-)