Cat with leg wound

geri1965_2

OK, will do it now.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

McKneff wrote: »

Doesnt matter whether he's asleep, wake him up, each second the germs are multiplying if it is a bite.
Its better for him in the long run.

Jojo's advice is excellent

Only through experience - my boy just had a couple of tufty bits that looked like they were healing - then his head exploded four days later. _pale_ Oh, the smell!

Cue one week of antibiotics and constant removal of fur, scabs and easing/massaging stinking, purulent filth out from as far down as his jawline, bridge of his nose, under his right eye orbit and back of his neck to come out of the hole on the top of his head.

Poor lad looked as though he had been lobotomised. Doesn't help that he's pretty stoopid at the best of times.

But he's fine now - it only took about 5 days to drain, clear and heal - but I would have known about it had a) it happened during Saturday night/Sunday morning and had to pay the emergency vet transport and bills or b) it hadn't exploded but carried on poisoning his system.



He was a little subdued for a day or so, sleeping quite a bit, which as yours is doing that makes me a little suspicious. If I were a friend of yours at your house, I would be crawling under your bed to retrieve him, just to make sure he was OK. Maybe you'd never invite me back, but I'd do it anyway!!!

Waterfalls

cats skin is very elasticated and the hole will seal up quickly. it is likely to trap the bacteria inside the wound and then could cause an abscess, so it would be cheaper to get some antibiotics now before that occurs

geri1965_2

Well, I've done the best I can, he didn't seem to mind too much but when I tried to give it a second go he ran away. He is running about now and gone out. A friend has offered to take me to the vet if we need to go tomorrow or Saturday (don't have a car).

Murtle

Hope he's been woken and cleaned!

xxx

geri1965_2

Yep, I didn't need to wake him because he had been outside and back in again in that time.

tankgirl1

Waterfalls wrote: »

cats skin is very elasticated and the hole will seal up quickly. it is likely to trap the bacteria inside the wound and then could cause an abscess, so it would be cheaper to get some antibiotics now before that occurs

I agree. If you suspect a cat bite I would advise a visit to the vet - as JoJo says better to do it tomorrow than on the weekend!

Cats carry all sorts of bacteria on their teeth, and their bites often cause infection and abscesses.

If a client gets bitten they always get told to go to the docs and request antibiotics - we even have a handout to give them which was produced by one of the veterinary organisations (SPVS I think). Staff members also get bundled off to the docs ASAP after a cat bite.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

tankgirl1 wrote: »

I agree. If you suspect a cat bite I would advise a visit to the vet - as JoJo says better to do it tomorrow than on the weekend!

Cats carry all sorts of bacteria on their teeth, and their bites often cause infection and abscesses.

If a client gets bitten they always get told to go to the docs and request antibiotics - we even have a handout to give them which was produced by one of the veterinary organisations (SPVS I think). Staff members also get bundled off to the docs ASAP after a cat bite.

Really? I got sent to the walk in centre for a tetanus shot, but they never suggested antibiotics (I'm allergic to most, so they might have thought there wasn't much point, though ).


ETA: apparently so, according to the NHS choices thingummy - antibiotics in ALL cat bites.

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Bites-human-and-animal/Pages/Treatment.aspx

But I did have a thumb the size of a lollipop for a good week after being bitten by a cat with gum disease. Told her that next time, I'm leaving her to choke :whistle:


Not really, but it seemed so unfair that I was the one ending up with being stabbed with a syringe when I saved her ungrateful little self with no thought to my personal thumb safety

tankgirl1

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

Really? I got sent to the walk in centre for a tetanus shot, but they never suggested antibiotics (I'm allergic to most, so they might have thought there wasn't much point, though ).


ETA: apparently so, according to the NHS choices thingummy - antibiotics in ALL cat bites.

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Bites-human-and-animal/Pages/Treatment.aspx

But I did have a thumb the size of a lollipop for a good week after being bitten by a cat with gum disease. Told her that next time, I'm leaving her to choke :whistle:


Not really, but it seemed so unfair that I was the one ending up with being stabbed with a syringe when I saved her ungrateful little self with no thought to my personal thumb safety

I love it that cat bites was top of the list :rotfl:

Murtle

geri1965 wrote: »

Yep, I didn't need to wake him because he had been outside and back in again in that time.

How is puss cat?