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Originally Posted by vickip  Kitty probably HAD an abscess....sounds like it blew out and not is probably on the mend clean it with peroxide, keep an eye on it and say a prayer...it will probably heal on it's own. Give it a little time. If the area does'nt clear up in a few days well you know what to do. |
I agree this is a very likely possibility...abscess. Agree...clean with peroxide. You can pack with baking soda and drip vinegar...if the cat will allow it...and that will draw infection, etc., out. Works on humans, too...insect and arachnid bites and stings, etc., or other infected wounds...just make a ring (or pack) to hold the soda in place, pack the ring with soda, then drip vinegar into the soda until all the soda is gone and no more foaming happens, then wipe it all off. It tastes funny if they lick it, and they could get a bit of sodium, but it is temporary and not usually dangerous.
You can pack with sugar to stop bleeding...or honey, which will also help heal the wound and not be terribly harmful (honey) for the cat. Cats are great healers on their own, and I have been advised more than once by some of my vets to allow cats to heal on their own...including from a dislocated hip! There are times, of course, when emergency measures are in order...and I have the vet bills...and kitties...to prove it...!
But, this sounds like a minor injury to me...and I had a stray cat show up at my house once with a similar situation, except the abscess had not blown out yet...and we didn't know it was there. We took him to the vet for shots and neutering, and the vet discovered, and took care of draining, the abscess, too.
If the cat seems healthy except for the wound, no coughing, etc., there is probably not a lot of danger and I'd do the above and watch to see how the cat does. If a week goes by with no sign of healing, or it gets worse, straight to the vet I'd go. If you need help, and want to see the cat placed in a good home, check out no-kill shelters...like the Humane Society...who may be willing to help the cat.
Good luck.
- Cat