My cat has a boil or abscess on the base of her tail right above her butt. Please HELP!?
My cat Stella needs your help! She has an abscess or boil on her tail right above her butt. It is bleeding slightly and oozing a little. If I put any and I mean any pressure on it I can tell she is in pain. I have her in a carrier on a heating pad (on low setting). I put her in warm water to soak the spot and it did not help. Can I give her any relieve tonight before I take her to the vet in the morning?? Watching her in pain hurts me more than getting my shoulder dislocated playing rugby!! Tuff guy my butt! Is this what it feels like to have kids? Thanks again guys and gals!! Brett L. B,ham AL.
Pussing/Bleeding Bump on Dogs belly, Help?
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/4263/do... We have had a pup for a few months now; a 'scabbed' bump appeared on her belly a couple months after we got her. Our vet said it was likely a 'foxtail' that was trying to get out; so we followed his advice by applying warm, damp rag to it, making sure it was clean, and using en E-collar. Now, a few months later: We have noticed that there are a few more bumps appearing, and that the "main" bump has returned and SPLIT! It has been oozing puss and blood-like (I imagine it's blood...) substances. We took her to the vet yesterday and he said that it is just more foxtails; which makes NO sense. We live in an area where she CANNOT get into any; and her regular walks go nowhere near anyplace that would have foxtails on the ground, so that rules it out. Since my vet is closed I would like some thoughts. Any help is appreciated!! Thanks!
How can I help the cut in my dog's paw heal? I washed it with water, applied Neosporin, and wrapped it in gauze. My parents won't take her to the vet. What do I do?
If it’s a minor cut she probably doesn’t need a vet trip. I see to such things at home. Unless an infection develops I can usually handle it myself. So far you’ve done all the right things. If you have apple cider vinegar (the unprocessed kind with the “mother” still in it, ideally) you can use that to rinse the wound and disinfect it should you run out of Neosporin. Change the bandages once a day. Keep an eye on the paw for swelling, redness, and oozing or pus. If any of these signs develop, rinse with apple cider vinegar or your preferred antiseptic (peroxide, rubbing alcohol, etc.) and then try again to get your parents to take her to the vet - an infection is more serious and should be seen by a professional.
Hamster has a wet spot under chin...?
My hamster has a mysterious wet spot under his chin. It has not dried for 2 days. I figured it was just water or something at first, but it's not going away. It smells kind of bad, almost like urine, but if he did has an accident in his sleeping area (he usually urinates on the opposite side of where he sleeps), it would have dried by now. He is showing no signs of pain or discomfort, but he is sleeping more than usual. I thought it was because he was kind of old (2 and a half years now...). He eats and drinks as normal and he does not have any food stuck in his pouches. He has been using the same bedding for his entire life and has never had an allergic reaction. I did change his food because my pet store stopped carrying his regular food.Could it be something worse? I would really like to use the vet as a last resort since the closest small animal vet is almost an hour and a half away and he charges a lot (last time the guinea pig was there, it was $250 and he didn't even make it...he had wet-tail, but I know better now). Please help! Thank you!
My cat is pregnant and yellow stuff is coming out of her fanny! )-:?
My momma cat had babies about 11 days ago... She was also having the yellow stuff come out of her... We took her to the vet and the dr. said that when a cat is pregnant they cant have a uterine infection because it is closed off until she goes into labor... she gave us some antibiotics, and she had the babies a few days later and it has cleared up just fine i think it just had to do with her being preggo.... so just to be sure i would take her to the vet, but that is what our vet told us.... hope everything goes well with the labor!!!
Why does my Chow Keep Getting Scabs on her skins around her back?
She is a pure bred Chow Chow. She is about 10 months old. For the past month she has been getting these scabs that appear on her back closer to her tail. Occasionally I will see one on her nipple. She does scratch a lot and tends to pull her fur out some times. Some of her fur is changing to a blackish color around the tale as well. There are no fleas. I took her to the vet the first time they showed up and he said it was from her fur being wet, but then gave me some anti-biotics to give her. Wet fur would be fungus I thought. Anyway.. they started to go away but that was what they do anyway. She also hasn't been wet, and she still gets them just not as bad. Anyone have any ideas on what it might be or any solutions would be great. Thanks for your help.
What causes your cat to smell like a dead animal?
Although I am not a vet, I strongly suspect that your cat smells bad because it has an infection somewhere. It may be in the gums and/or teeth and even up into the sinuses; if so, the cat's breath can be horrible (plus he will drop weight because it hurts tt much to eat). Discharge from the eyes or ears can also smell putrid. There also may be an abnormal growth or tumor deeper down in the digestive tract, or respiratory tract or elsewhere, which (cancer-like) is causing organ decay, which stinks. Or there may be a bite wound that has abscessed and filled with pus that you can't see but which reeks. There may be a foreign body like a thorn which over time has become embedded in the flesh and is essentially decomposing. There may be a rotting growth inside the cat's rear end which gives off a toxic discharge every time the cat urinates or defecates. There may be some parasite borrowed way deep through the skin. (Think of the poor animals with cruelly embedded collars and the many layers the decomp goes through and how bad the infection smells.) In any event the body is full of hiding places for abnormalities, and your vet can detect the source with the proper labs. Please don't go the internet-home-remedy route on this. Treat your cat as a possibly suffering and dying person and get him to the vet. Be prepared to tell the vet how long the cat has smelled this way; it could make a difference, to example, if it is dietary. You may have been given a blessing by virtue of the fact that your cat stinks…Maybe it is still early enough to do something about it. In any event, your vet can tell you whether your cat is in pain, and whatever the cause, you would need to handle that. Good luck.
When your pet dog or cat is lying on you, do you delay getting up when you want to, or even need to (pee), because you don't want to disturb them?
Dear Stefan Pociask,The answer to that question is YES…here is my story, as to just how far I have taken that…When your pet is lying on you, do you delay getting up when you want to, or even need to (pee), because you don't want to disturb them?There was a time when my younger brother showed up at our parents’ home - rather shamefacedly - with a tiny yellow kitten in tow. We all understood immediately what was going on, the kitten was obviously the runt of the litter and in very poor health…my brother could not leave it behind.Well, the little thing proceeded to climb up onto my chest, and it stayed there.For seven days.And I did not move; I got up only when the kitten was hungry, or when it needed to use the litter box. Its little pus-filled, seeping rheumy eyes cleared up during that week, and it began to play. Finally after those seven days, I still remember how it finally just stood up and bounced off my chest…maybe to climb the draperies or something, I think it was… :)* * *Since then, I have always wondered how much touch contributes to recovery when you are ill…along with the good food the kitten got, for the first time in its life!
How do you treat a cat wound that won't heal?
That’s a pretty broad question. If you brought the cat to a veterinarian, here are questions someone like me would ask:Age, gender, spayed/neutered, vaccinated, when and what, DIET, litter box habit and any changes, yes: acute or chronic, does cat go outdoors or stay inside, how long has the wound been there are where is it? Does it ooze, scab, does the cat keep licking it, is it an open hole or a bump that seeps? Does it hurt the cat when you deal with it? What other pets are in the house?The most common wound seen on a cat is an abscess. These usually come from a bite, often another cat, or some other injury. Cat skin quickly seals over any breaches to prevent blood loss, but if the item that made the hole is carrying bacteria, it will fester and then rupture. The pus escapes but a hole is left behind and these holes don’t like to heal, mostly because the cat keeps licking them.If it’s an abscess, it will heal but the cat should have a course of antibiotics prescribed by a veterinarian after she sees the cat. Different bacteria need different antibiotics, so don’t try to guess what will work. If it’s a big hole, a rubber tube may be sutured in to provide a drain for pus (white blood cells that did their job of eating bacteria, then died) so the would won’t continue to seal over and rupture.Have those answers ready and take your cat to the vet. It may not be that simple, but often is, and your answers to the above will help the doctor zoom in on what the action plan will be. If you know what caused the insult (a rope burn or other mechanical abrasion) there are products available topically that can hasten recovery, but cats lick and you have to use caution about toxicity! Best to see the doctor.