How is Squeeker doing? It sounds like you have won her over. I pray that the wound heals and she settles down for you. The poor sweet thing. You are a wonderful person for taking care of her the way you do.

Hugs to you and Squeeker.

Awe, thanks so much Bobbi. The abscess seems to be getting smaller. The vet said I need to keep it open but the hole that was in it closed, so, I had gotten a needle syringe from the pharmacy and open it back up daily with that and drain all the gunk out of it. She's such a good girl to sit there and let me do it. It seems to be getting smaller though and the hair looks like its starting to grow back in. She's still on antibiotics I got from the vet plus I go out ad clean it and drain it a few times a day. Hopefully it heals up completely very soon. I love her to pieces, she's such a good girl, just won't go in a crate for anything.

You are doing everything you can to help her. I am glad to hear that it is starting to heal. I wish we could have cats again.. I have always loved them.. With my Asthma, I can't have them any more. So please give Squeeker an extra love for me. :)

Prayers for your kitty are on the way. It's so kind of you to take care of her. Maybe if you got a bigger crate, and put it under the porch with blankies in it. Maybe she'll get use to going in it.

You must have a gentle hand and a kind heart ! Animals can sense that !
I wish you were my nurse when I had my surgery !!!
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Aweee, what a kind thing to say, thank you very much.

I sure will Bobbi, she loves her lovens that's for sure.

Well that'd be an idea except I can't get a bigger crate under the porch, it isn't tall enough to put a bigger one under there.

How is Squeeker doing today? Hope that spot is open and drained so it can finish healing.

Hi Bobbi, Squeekers doing good today, or I should say yesterday rather. I'm getting ready to go outside now and feed her and clean the abscess, but when I cleaned it last night, it looked good. Still has stuff in it but it's getting smaller and smaller, doesn't seem to fill up as fast or far as it was before, that's a good sign.

I am so glad. You are doing such a good job. Give Squeekers a hug for me.

Thank you so much Bobbi, & I sure will. I worked on her again today and actually got a lot more of the gunk out. It doesn't look infected anymore, it actually just looked like old blood. Before when I would put the syringe in it to open and drain it, I'd only make one hole and squeeze the stuff out, all I could get anyhow. But today, after I drained out all I could get out, a part of it looked pretty full still, so, I put the syringe in it again and more stuff came out. I think maybe it was a bit blocked off in that area and putting the syringe in that area was a good idea cause after I got all that stuff out, you couldn't even really see any swelling or anything there. So, I'm hoping it'll be all cleared up very soon. It was al nice and flat early in the evening and then I cleaned it all up really good and put triple antibiotic ointment back on it. She's such a good girl, she just lays there and lets me do it. If anyone else comes up while I'm working on her though, she runs, so, I just go out throughout the day and set on the swing and she climbs up beside me and lays on her side and lets me work on her. The hair is starting to grow back in that area to, it had fallen out on it's own when it was real bad infected. I'm gonna call the vet tomorrow and let them know what I've been doing and how she's coming along and see if they think I should get another round of antibiotics from them to keep her on until it's completely gone.

The extra antibiotics would be a good thing. She should probably stay on them until it is all cleared up and there is no infection at all. It would be a shame to have done all that and then have it mess up again. You are such an angel for helping her. Hugs to you.. keep up the good work.

She just finished up her last dose the night before last, the vet had me giving t to her twice a day, 1/4 of a teaspoon. She's always been so god about taking the antibiotics, good thing to, cause she's got the biggest teeth I've ever seen a cat have and I surely wouldn't wanna have to try and pick her up and hold her and force them down her. I'm sure he'll probably have me come in and pick up another round for her, I'd be so upset if it stopped healing and got bad again.