really need advice, cat opening wound

clancy

Oh Fridaycat thank you ever so much, i would really appriciate that and would cover the cost of postage if you have a paypal account, yes i am trying everything i can for him and will try everything available
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Fridaycat

clancy wrote: »

Oh Fridaycat thank you ever so much, i would really appriciate that and would cover the cost of postage if you have a paypal account, yes i am trying everything i can for him and will try everything available
Will private message you now

No worries about the cost of postage. It is not a heavy package and I've got a few stamps in my purse, so won't miss the odd one :rotfl: Just happy to help a fellow cat lover

You might need to get some gauze if you haven't already got some as you should not apply the strip directly to open wounds. There are two strips and two alcohol prep pads in the pack, so hopefully should last a few days

clancy

Many thanks Fridaycat Your a gem

elsien

The other thing you could do is ask for some hibiscrub so that if he does manage to get to the wound you can wash it straight away and lessen the chance of infection.
I swear they're watching for us to take our eyes off them - mutt also managed to make a mess of herself when I nipped to the loo. I left her apparently asleep and came back to carnage. Thing is, with the best will in the world it's just not possible to watch them 100% of the time, so don't beat yourself up about it.

clancy

Oh i totally agree with you Elsien as seems he knows when he has been left alone with my 9yr old daughter for a second and then dont care shes there and trys to lick, we have tried to keep someone with him 24/7 but like you say a quick nip out of the room to grab a drink or go loo results in them causing themselves damage

Fridaycat

Here's a link to the online site which shows the strip being used:

http://www.nurturedpets.co.uk/

Looks like they also do an anti-chewing strip for electrical cables and things like that - could be quite useful as well!

clancy

Fridaycat wrote: »

Here's a link to the online site which shows the strip being used:

http://www.nurturedpets.co.uk/

Looks like they also do an anti-chewing strip for electrical cables and things like that - could be quite useful as well!

Excellent i will bookmark that page, just need to see it used on just the wound as i cant fit it round him like shown on the pic, his wound is along his body

clancy

Ah just seen info about body wound and how to apply, excellent

Murtle

Sorry not read all the posts, but we used some powder to help dry out the wound on one of ours to help it heal, and when we got really desperate we used a hydrocolloid plaster taped on to try and aid healing *(ours had licked a massive wound into himself due to an allergy) the plaster was a human one but it was to try and help healing from the inside out.

We have also used zam-buk on them to help heal and prevent licking.

We have also been told that the licking can become habitual and you need to break the cycle. Is puss cat getting the hood off so he can attack the wound?

ETA: we stopped giving ours a cuddle / holding him to stop him licking cause of course it started him licking so he got cuddles!

clancy

Thank you Murtle, you just reminded me i gave some antiseptic powder i had to a friend who's cat had a sore paw, will try and get it back tomor if not buy some more.
Yes does seem he gets the cone off to lick the wound and im giving him lots of defer tactics when i see him doing it, like cuddles and small treats here and there