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Bandit's Second Burn Now
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CatNipped - 16 Mar 2005 14:21 GMT I need you guys' help. The vet told me to watch the burn closely for any change of color or appearance and if there is I was to take her in right away so they could do surgery. Well, the burn looks different than it did, but it might be that it's getting better. For those who can take the grossness, please take a look and let me know what you think.
Here are the pictures I took right after I found the second burn:
http://www.possibleplaces.com/CatNipped/Second_Burn/
Here are the pictures I took just a minute ago after I washed the burn (which is why her hair is wet) and right before I put the Silvadine on it:
http://www.possibleplaces.com/CatNipped/Second_Burn/
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Helen Miles - 16 Mar 2005 14:28 GMT > I need you guys' help. The vet told me to watch the burn closely for any > change of color or appearance and if there is I was to take her in right > away so they could do surgery. Well, the burn looks different than it did, > but it might be that it's getting better. For those who can take the > grossness, please take a look and let me know what you think./// To me, having had severe burns myself, that looks like it is starting to get better. But to be honest, if you have *ANY* concerns, take her to the vet and put your mind at rest.
Caution is the better part of valour. It looks like nothing is wrong and it's starting to repair, but get the vet to check her out if you're even remotely concerned.
{{{Gentle calming hugs}}} and a big scritch for Bandit.
Helen M
CatNipped - 16 Mar 2005 14:31 GMT > > I need you guys' help. The vet told me to watch the burn closely for any > > change of color or appearance and if there is I was to take her in right [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Helen M She has an appointment tomorrow at 4:45PM, so I'm going to wait until then unless someone thinks that it's *not* looking better. I'll let you guys know as soon as I know something. I'm *really* hoping she doesn't have to go through a *THIRD* surgery within one month - she's *15 YEARS OLD*!!!
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CatNipped
> -- > Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG John F. Eldredge - 16 Mar 2005 14:30 GMT >I need you guys' help. The vet told me to watch the burn closely for any >change of color or appearance and if there is I was to take her in right [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >http://www.possibleplaces.com/CatNipped/Second_Burn/ You accidentally posted two links to the same set of pictures, instead of links to two different sets of pictures.
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Howard Berkowitz - 16 Mar 2005 22:07 GMT > >I need you guys' help. The vet told me to watch the burn closely for > >any [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > You accidentally posted two links to the same set of pictures, instead > of links to two different sets of pictures. Yep. Comparison would help, as well as a closer look. There appear to be yellowish and reddish areas. The latter clearly is burned, but are the other areas normal-looking skin, scab, or what? I just can't tell enough about the texture.
CatNipped - 16 Mar 2005 14:36 GMT Sorry, I posted the same link twice, here's the corrected one.
Here are the pictures I took right after I found the second burn:
http://www.possibleplaces.com/CatNipped/Second_Burn/
Here are the pictures I took just a minute ago after I washed the burn (which is why her hair is wet) and right before I put the Silvadine on it:
http://www.possibleplaces.com/CatNipped/Second_Burn_Now/
-- Hugs,
CatNipped http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/
jmcquown - 16 Mar 2005 14:39 GMT > Sorry, I posted the same link twice, here's the corrected one. > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > http://www.possibleplaces.com/CatNipped/Second_Burn_Now/ Looks like it's getting better to me but I have not had experience with burns on furkids.
Jill
Cheryl Perkins - 16 Mar 2005 14:51 GMT > Sorry, I posted the same link twice, here's the corrected one.
> Here are the pictures I took right after I found the second burn:
> http://www.possibleplaces.com/CatNipped/Second_Burn/
> Here are the pictures I took just a minute ago after I washed the burn > (which is why her hair is wet) and right before I put the Silvadine on it:
> http://www.possibleplaces.com/CatNipped/Second_Burn_Now/ I think it's looking a lot better - a lot less red and sore than in the earlier pictures.
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melizabeth - 16 Mar 2005 14:52 GMT > Sorry, I posted the same link twice, here's the corrected one. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > http://www.possibleplaces.com/CatNipped/Second_Burn_Now/ I think it looks better. The redness/angriness from the burn has gone down. But, as always, when concerned, call or go to the vets. Since you have an appointment for tomorrow, I think you are fine.
Debbie Wilson - 16 Mar 2005 14:56 GMT > Here are the pictures I took just a minute ago after I washed the burn > (which is why her hair is wet) and right before I put the Silvadine on it: > > http://www.possibleplaces.com/CatNipped/Second_Burn_Now/ I'm no expert but it looks better rather than worse - not as red or inflamed, and smoother.
Deb.
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Karen - 16 Mar 2005 15:22 GMT Hmm. No, I actually think maybe it looks better.
> Sorry, I posted the same link twice, here's the corrected one. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > CatNipped > http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ Victor Martinez - 16 Mar 2005 15:40 GMT > Here are the pictures I took just a minute ago after I washed the burn > (which is why her hair is wet) and right before I put the Silvadine on it: It does look better to my untrained eye.
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Howard Berkowitz - 16 Mar 2005 22:12 GMT > > Here are the pictures I took just a minute ago after I washed the burn > > (which is why her hair is wet) and right before I put the Silvadine on > > it: > > It does look better to my untrained eye. I would agree it looks better, although I could judge better with a human burn. The healing of cat skin is sufficiently different that I'd be guessing, but the yellow tinge seems considerably less. Just a thought -- was any Betadine used as well as Silvadine? The decreasing yellowish tinge reminds me of Betadine wearing off.
Howard Berkowitz - 16 Mar 2005 22:12 GMT > > Here are the pictures I took just a minute ago after I washed the burn > > (which is why her hair is wet) and right before I put the Silvadine on > > it: > > It does look better to my untrained eye. I would agree it looks better, although I could judge better with a human burn. The healing of cat skin is sufficiently different that I'd be guessing, but the yellow tinge seems considerably less. Just a thought -- was any Betadine used as well as Silvadine? The decreasing yellowish tinge reminds me of Betadine wearing off.
CatNipped - 16 Mar 2005 22:40 GMT > I would agree it looks better, although I could judge better with a > human burn. The healing of cat skin is sufficiently different that I'd > be guessing, but the yellow tinge seems considerably less. Just a > thought -- was any Betadine used as well as Silvadine? The decreasing > yellowish tinge reminds me of Betadine wearing off. No, Silvadine is the only thing being used. I think the vet thinks it's infection. I went to the vet (by myself - I have an appointment with Bandit tomorrow at 4:45PM) to pick up some more Silvadine and I showed the vet the pictures online. She said that the burn looks like it is contracting, which is good since, if she requires surgery, there will be less skin that has to come off. But, she is still thinking there will have to be *some* surgery by the look of the pictures (with the caveat that, of course, she can't diagnose from just the pictures and she will tell me for sure whether or not she needs surgery after she sees her tomorrow).
On the one hand, I'm very worried about putting a 15-year-old cat through a *THIRD* bout of anesthesia in less than a month. But, she did come through the two bouts of recent anesthesia well. She is very healthy despite her age (she has been kept indoors and fed premium food her whole life, and has never before had so much as a runny nose). So, on the other hand, with the stomach wound looking very good and almost healed, it might be good to go ahead and do the surgery which may be less painful and heal faster in the long run.
I don't know. I'm just so upset about this whole thing that I have stressed myself into a cold and since stripping down the whole 5 bedroom house Sunday doing "anxiety cleaning", I've caused my back to flare up again (degenerative disk disease). I worked half days last week and worked the other half of the days from home so I could care for her. I also took Monday off to take her to the vet after finding the second burn Sunday, worked Tuesday (DH was home to take care of her) and then took today, tomorrow, and Friday as vacation days (but still have to work from home) so I could take care of her. So job worries are now added on top of everything else.
*SIGH*
Hugs,
CatNipped
polonca12000 - 17 Mar 2005 10:50 GMT Lots of gentle calming hugs and purrs for you, CN, and healing purrs for Bandit,
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<snip>She said that the burn looks like it is contracting, which
> is good since, if she requires surgery, there will be less skin that has to > come off. But, she is still thinking there will have to be *some* surgery [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > CatNipped Julie Cook - 16 Mar 2005 22:35 GMT > Sorry, I posted the same link twice, here's the corrected one. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > http://www.possibleplaces.com/CatNipped/Second_Burn_Now/ It looks like it's getting better, but I'm not an expert. My five furbabies however are expert at purrs and they continue to send purrs for Bandit to feel better really soon.
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SuzQ - 17 Mar 2005 00:07 GMT I'm not an expert, but it does look less red. Purrs that she heals asap. Suz
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