Injured cat advice needed. Pics included

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Hi,

My cat was in what sounded like a ferocious fight on Saturday morning. I went it to break it up and my cat was cowering behind a plank of wood with another cat hissing at it. I didn’t notice his injury until late Sunday night, a lump not much smaller that a golf ball with a small puncture wound. I can’t tell if it is any smaller today. I have bathed it in warm water, he didn’t seem to mind. He’s eating and drinking fine and is happy to go back out. Any ideas? is this a trip to the vet job?

Hi,

My cat was in what sounded like a ferocious fight on Saturday morning. I went it to break it up and my cat was cowering behind a plank of wood with another cat hissing at it. I didn’t notice his injury until late Sunday night, a lump not much smaller that a golf ball with a small puncture wound. I can’t tell if it is any smaller today. I have bathed it in warm water, he didn’t seem to mind. He’s eating and drinking fine and is happy to go back out. Any ideas? is this a trip to the vet job?

Sorry it wouldn’t let me post this message, then posted it twice!

Likely that will explode with green pus soon. Had similar with mine on his head. Came wandering down the stairs with green gunk coming out

He needed vets for pain killers and anti biotics

Oh really? I thought it might pop as I was bathing it. Thanks for your reply. Not to be too personal but was it an expensive trip to the vet?

Fadingcat had an injury & was miserable. The vet said it was a bite & apparently these almost always become infected. Given DCat’s “liveliness” the vet administered slow-release antibiotic & pain killer injections. Over £100 (gulp) but it did the trick. Pills would be cheaper I suppose but cats can be very sly!

Yip that's an abscess. Your cat got bitten in the fight and the skin heals over trapping the bacteria from the bite. It usually makes them very unwell and you need lancing and antibiotics.

I second getting the long lasting antibiotic injection rather than pills even though the pills are cheaper. I find it's ok getting the pills in them when they are weakened by the infection as soon as they start to come right it's a battle which I don't always win!

So yeah it was a cat bite. The vet was really good, managed to drained quite a lot of the abscess there and then. He gave him a painkiller and antibiotic injection, also sent us hope with a 7 day course of antibiotics and painkillers. I have to say he healed beautifully and I am so pleased that awful golf ball abscess as gone. Cost about £80.

Whilst we were there the vet checked his teeth and said he had lesions on his teeth/gums. Can't remember which. So he needs a few teeth out to the tune of £350. His insurance doesn't cover it as he's not had a dental check up in the last 12 months. 🤦🏼‍♀️. So that's the next thing! As long as he's ok though.