Poor Frank.

> Frank has been fighting, has gotten an abscess on his side/shoulder. I took
> him
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> Sherry

Awwww. Poor Frank, indeed! Please keep us posted. We will send mega healing
purrs.

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>Frank has been fighting, has gotten an abscess on his side/shoulder. I took him
>to T.E.D. this afternoon, just expecting him to clean it, give us antiobiotic
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>Sherry

Purrs coming for Frank and his abcess.

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> Frank has been fighting, has gotten an abscess on his side/shoulder. I took him
> to T.E.D. this afternoon, just expecting him to clean it, give us antiobiotic
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> just hate so bad being in the cage all night. I bet he yowls his Siamese little
> self hoarse.

Many purrs coming over to your Frank from my Frank, and from Nikki, too.
Soothing vibes from me.

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> Frank has been fighting, has gotten an abscess on his side/shoulder. I took him
> to T.E.D. this afternoon, just expecting him to clean it, give us antiobiotic
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>
> Sherry

Purrs for Frank - and worried meowmie!
Sam

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I know a body abscess can be more serious and require more invasive
treatment, but our old Siamese had so many, first from some injuries and
later from trying to beat up anything on four feet within a mile radius that
I started treating most of them myself. Used cotton swabs to open the
abscess, and to keep it open, and filled it with Neosporin a couple of times
a day. If I didn't catch one right away we would go in for an antibiotic
shot and for the vet to open it up the first time.

Jo

> Frank has been fighting, has gotten an abscess on his side/shoulder. I took him
> to T.E.D. this afternoon, just expecting him to clean it, give us antiobiotic
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>
> Sherry

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Marina - 28 May 2004 04:57 GMT

> I know a body abscess can be more serious and require more invasive
> treatment, but our old Siamese had so many, first from some injuries and
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> a day. If I didn't catch one right away we would go in for an antibiotic
> shot and for the vet to open it up the first time.

My Frank had an abscess last summer that I tended for myself, because we
were on the island and it would have been hard to get to a vet. I talked it
over on the phone with my vet in town and she gave me instructions what to
do. Luckily, my sister was coming out there the following day, so she could
bring me the OTC antibiotic salve that my vet recommended. Frank healed
fine. I did have to cut away some fur around the holes where the abscess
erupted, but it's all grown back now. While he had the hole in his fur, I
called him my piggybank, because it was a slit on his back, just like a
piggybank. ;o) This picture shows the hole: http://tinyurl.com/339kg.

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Sherry - 28 May 2004 10:35 GMT

>While he had the hole in his fur, I
>called him my piggybank, because it was a slit on his back, just like a
>piggybank. ;o) This picture shows the hole: http://tinyurl.com/339kg.

He does look like a piggy bank! If I had caught this one sooner, I think I
could have treated it myself too, and would rather have done that. He has such
thick long hair, I didn't even see it until it drained. I did clean it the best
I could and put Neosporin on it, but the next day it was smelling yukky bad,
and looked like it was filling with fluid again, and the fur had started to
come out around it.. So I figured I better not mess around with it another day.
I don't mind the hassle of hauling him to the vet, and I don't mind the
expense, really, but it's just the trauma of taking the poor little critters
that I'd rather avoid if I can.
Frankie is the one who stands on the keyboard when I'm on the newsgroup
demanding to be kissed on top of the head. Sigh. There is a big hole in my
routine with him gone.

Sherry
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Marina - 28 May 2004 21:24 GMT

> He does look like a piggy bank! If I had caught this one sooner, I think I
> could have treated it myself too, and would rather have done that.

Oops. I hope you didn't think I was blaming you for taking him to the vet. I
wasn't. :o) Was just reminded of my only experience with abscesses so far.
<knock on wood>

That smell is something else, isn't it. I didn't really have to drain it,
because Frank was very fastidious about cleaning it out himself. I think it
was some sort of instinctual reaction, he was so intent on cleaning it all
up, even from the bed covers. It crossed my mind that maybe he could develop
some sort of antibodies from the pus? After all, that's how penicillin
works, isn't it. Fight the illness with its own bacteria. Or maybe he just
wanted to hide the evidence that he was sick. Poor baby.

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Seanette Blaylock - 28 May 2004 05:51 GMT

"Jo Firey" <JAfirey@NETZERO.NET> had some very interesting things to
say about Re: Poor Frank.:

>I know a body abscess can be more serious and require more invasive
>treatment, but our old Siamese had so many, first from some injuries and
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>a day. If I didn't catch one right away we would go in for an antibiotic
>shot and for the vet to open it up the first time.

Bob and I once faced treating his parents' cat [then our houseguest]
for an abscess. It opened on its own, so we drained it out [and that
smell was so *awful* the poor cat nearly ended up wearing my dinner],
peroxided it, and did the Neosporin thing you described. When DMIL
took the cat to their own TED, she reported that he complimented us on
our treatment of the problem. :-)

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> Frank has been fighting, has gotten an abscess on his side/shoulder. I took him
> to T.E.D. this afternoon, just expecting him to clean it, give us antiobiotic
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>
> Sherry

If he's been sedated - I doubt he's yowling. I imagine he's sleeping rather
soundlessly. :c)

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> Frank has been fighting, has gotten an abscess on his side/shoulder. I took him
> to T.E.D. this afternoon, just expecting him to clean it, give us antiobiotic
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> just hate so bad being in the cage all night. I bet he yowls his Siamese little
> self hoarse.

Poor Frank. Lots of purrs and healing thoughts and wishes for him to
get better soon.

Pam, Rob, and the NC seven

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> Frank has been fighting, has gotten an abscess on his side/shoulder.
> I took him to T.E.D. this afternoon, just expecting him to clean it,
> give us antiobiotic and send us on our way.

(snipped for brevity)

> Sherry

Awwwww - Poor Frank! Purrs and purrs and more purrs in your direction.

Jill

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Purrs for Frank.

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Purrs for poor Frank - and his poor meowmy.

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> Frank has been fighting, has gotten an abscess on his side/shoulder. I took him
> to T.E.D. this afternoon, just expecting him to clean it, give us antiobiotic
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>
> Sherry

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> Frank has been fighting, has gotten an abscess on his side/shoulder. I took him
> to T.E.D. this afternoon, just expecting him to clean it, give us antiobiotic
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>
> Sherry

Poor Frank, I hope he's home soon.

Jeanette

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Purrs for poor Frank.
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> Frank has been fighting, has gotten an abscess on his side/shoulder. I took him
> to T.E.D. this afternoon, just expecting him to clean it, give us antiobiotic
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>
> Sherry

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>Frank has been fighting, has gotten an abscess on his side/shoulder. I took him
>to T.E.D. this afternoon, just expecting him to clean it, give us antiobiotic
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>
>Sherry

Many purrs from Hugo Katt. Not fun for Frank.
We hope it will heal quickly.
Hugo Katt and Elisabet

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Poor baby! Healing purrs on the way.

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aw, hope Frank does well. He can yowl his little head off, at least he isn't
too sick to do that. Give him extra skrtiches from us when he gets home.
Jazz & his mama

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> Frank has been fighting, has gotten an abscess on his side/shoulder. I took him
> to T.E.D. this afternoon, just expecting him to clean it, give us antiobiotic
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>
> Sherry

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>Frank has been fighting, has gotten an abscess on his side/shoulder. I took him
>to T.E.D. this afternoon, just expecting him to clean it, give us antiobiotic
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>
>Sherry

Poor little Meezerface. Purrs for him.

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> He will just hate so bad being in the cage all night. I bet he yowls his

Siamese little self hoarse.

>Sherry

Purrs for poor Mr Frank, I hope he's outta there fast.

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Lots of purrs and best wishes for Frank, and lots of hugs for you, Sherry,

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> Frank has been fighting, has gotten an abscess on his side/shoulder. I took him
> to T.E.D. this afternoon, just expecting him to clean it, give us antiobiotic
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> Sherry

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> Frank has been fighting, has gotten an abscess on his side/shoulder. I took him
> to T.E.D. this afternoon, just expecting him to clean it, give us antiobiotic
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>
> Sherry

Poor Frank.. but if they thought they needed to put a drain in it, then
you'll be glad he stayed.. as they tend to be excessively gooey..

and more often than not, the cats stop yowling after a little bit. When I
bring mine into the clinic where I work, I have to not go back there, cause
if they see or hear me, they start complaining again, but if they can't,
they just accept that they are there and deal with it. From time to time we
have a talker, but that's all.. they are just talking away.. its not usually
howling with stress.

Best wishes to him!

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> Frank has been fighting, has gotten an abscess on his side/shoulder.
> I took him to T.E.D. this afternoon, just expecting him to clean it,
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>
> Sherry

Awww. poor Frank, sending lots of purrs that he soon feels well.

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Sorrry I missed seeing this post earlier -- many purrs for Frank's shoulder;
we know what you're going through!
Christine, Omar, Oreo, Robin , Midnight & Tucker (who's in a similar
situation!)

> Frank has been fighting, has gotten an abscess on his side/shoulder. I took him
> to T.E.D. this afternoon, just expecting him to clean it, give us antiobiotic
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>
> Sherry

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