Abscess on cat's neck

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Avatar f tn My cat clearly has an absess on her paw, I had some leftover antibiotics from last bite she got and it took the swelling down for a few days. Now out of antibiotics and her paw has swelled up again. I think it needs lanced but Vet not opened till tomorrow morn. I dont know if she can wait? Emergancy Vet will cost alot!! What should I do.
Avatar f tn I NEED SOME INPUT FROM SOMEONE THAT KNOWS ABOUT CATS AND STUFF.... So I have this cat and he only goes outside for a few hours every night. So yesterday we noticed that he has a huge squishy lump on his head. Right on top. It looks exactly like a abscess before being drained. But here's the kicker...there's not sign of trauma on or around the lump. No bites/punctures wounds, no scratch marks..nothing. Just a lump with no signs of how it got there.
Avatar f tn Hello, I have a 3 1/2 year old male cat. He has never been outside, and he is very healthy, up to date on all shots and he's fixed. Yesterday, I noticed he has a sore on his tail. About the middle of the tail and it kind of looks like a HUGE pimple, but it's red, and if I touch it it bleeds... What should I do?
Avatar n tn OK, it's an abcess. Very common. Cats get these skin abcesses - usually you see swelling, but in this case, the swelling was probably inside the mouth. The hole is a drainage hole for the infected material (blood, pus) that collects in a sort of pocket. The water was cloudy most likely because there is at least one more drainage hole on the inside of your cat's mouth that the stuff has been leaking out of.
Avatar m tn 6 C is very lethargic. Seems to be trembling and will not even look at me when I walk in. A massive cyst has developed on his neck. It is draining but the color is brown and stinks link excrement. Took him to the vet yesterday, they gave him a shot and antibiotic pills but this seems to be getting worse not better. should I be doing something more? If so what?
Avatar n tn my cat's non moving 1 day after fight,back left leg favors but no pain or breaks.giving clavamox in case infection.
Avatar n tn My friends dog is a 9 year old cockapoo, and the other day I noticed she had a red bloody spot in her fur behind her head, on the backside of her neck. The lump is about the size of a walnut; hard and leaking small amounts of blood. My friends not sure if the dog scratched it to make it bleed, so she took a close look at the sore spot and gently squeezed it getting more blood and puss out of it. She then washed it with antiseptic wash and covered it.
2216535 tn?1339408893 hi sophielee....how much swelling??? its normal to have some swelling after surgery for a few days...if in doubt contact your Vet, there would be NO charge for a follow up exam after a surgery....don't attempt to do anything on your own and risk a problem.....normal after surgery swelling will go down on its own within a few days..it will NOT affect the healing, its all part of the healing process..
Avatar n tn I have a bum on my gum on the left side of my face behind the last tooth. Some people are saying it might be a caker sore or an abscess. The bump became bigger and I noticed a white substance inside of the bump. It grew bigger than with the help of hot water and salt it began to drain. First question what is this on my gum? How long does it take to heal? and Should I go to the dentist after it fully heals?
Avatar f tn Well... when I was in NYC I had a *special arrangement* with the vet who worked with the organization my wife and I were with, so our vet costs were minimal and generally got picked up by the org (we haven't need any specialty treatment in years. We've got a disgustingly healthy lot over here). I know, feather bedding and all that, misuse of organization funds...but eh, what are you gonna do? SOME Perks went with the job.
3125811 tn?1342316146 Hello sunday i woke up with a big lump on the back top of my neck by my head.. IT is sore and hurts, today i woke up and i have more little bumps going down my neck and one behined my ear.. i have one that moves on the rt side front of my throat right above my collar bone does anyone have any ideas what it could be?????
Avatar n tn Sometimes bites on a cat are very hard to locate, because a cat's skin can heal over them very fast and they aren't visually discernible, even though infected. You might not see one until it begins to abscess. Is he exposed to other cats with whom he might fight? Does he hiss at you if you touch him anywhere on his hip or leg? It does sound like a bite to me, and if so, the trick is to locate it and lance the abscess.
Avatar f tn It did not and actually has increased in size. He does not limp and gets around on it just fine but it does hurt when you push on it. We have plans to take him in and have it removed. The vet thinks that it would be too difficult to aspirate anything from it. He believes it to be more solid. I just lost a 14 year old cat last year and have a very sick 16 year old cat.
Avatar m tn Hi I have a cat and her name is Misty and she is 10 yrs old. A couple months back I noticed a wound and it looked like it was turning a little black, that was the first time noticing it because she is somewhat like a feral cat and lol does not like me very much sad to say, only likes my dad so it is hard for me to give her attention or get close to her cause everytime I do she runs away, therefore it is sometimes hard for me to notice when she is having medical issues.
Avatar f tn My 7 year old black lab has a lump on the back of his neck where he received an inoculation as a puppy. The lump developed within days and has never caused any problems. Well.... a few days ago I noticed it appeared to have bled. I thought I'd caught it with his Furminator so cleaned it up and it was 'fine'. Tonight I noticed his hair in that area looked clumped together and I can see where blood has come thru the hair follicle openings. I'm very concerned!
Avatar f tn However none of them are listening to me when I say my headaches start at that knot on my neck. Does anyone have any ideas?
Avatar m tn I dont know if this is the right place to post this in, however I need help and I will take any information I can. I have this wierd almost rash like swelling on my neck and I have no idea what it could be. My only symptom is that it is sore underneath the skin. Any help would be great, thank you.
Avatar m tn First some back story: Cat had an abscess, took it to the vet. The abscess drained, went back to the vet, gave us some antibiotics. After abscess drained, the cat irritated it a bit, a flap of skin came off revealing tissue, and bone on the right of the jaw/mouth. We went back to the vet, said she couldn't bandage it since it's literally on the mouth, and therefore couldn't eat. Also can't stitch since there's no skin to stitch together.
Avatar f tn I recently about a month ago had a huge abcess on my neck lanced and drained they told me it was just a bacterial infection gave me antibiotics and stuffed it. I went back and have the stuffing removed kept it coverd and clean and it healed up now i have another small lump next to the spot where the other one was . i dont want to have to go back to the er since i have no ins. it is very costly any ideas any1?
Avatar m tn Hi i started with really bad tooth pain and went to the emergency dentist who said its infected and got an abscess. They give me amoxicillin 500mg i started them yesterday teatime then last night my face started to swell up on the right side where the bad tooth is never had this before. Now i look like an hamster what i want to know is how long will it take for the tablets to work i have taken 4 so far. Also most of the pain as gone but still really soar.
Avatar n tn my dog has a lump on the side of her neck...not in the middle--more under her cheek. she is a boston terrier and is overweight and has a couple of soft fatty tumors on her body but this lump on her neck is new. I just noticed it today and its abt the size of a golfball, soft and she doesn't cry when i squeeze it gently. what could this be? It doesn't seem to have a head like an abscess would.
Avatar f tn My 84 yo mother developed an egg size growth under her left ear on her neck. It prevents some movement and is very sore to the touch.
Avatar f tn Hi I am a 28yr old female and over the course of last week I have been getting sharp pains in the right side of my neck. I've taken painkillers for this which the pain hasn't really responded to and since then I noticed by chance that I could feel a firm lump/swelling at the right side of my neck. Also the skin has been getting itchy there and I've been scratching it. Any ideas as to what this could be? Thanks.