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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / June 2004Q. about Abscesses
Frank had an abscess on his shoulder about two weeks ago. The vet cleaned it out, put him on antibiotics. We finished the antibiotics a few days ago. The affected area looks really good; it's dry, scabbed over nicely and looks to be healing. The curious thing is, the area still feels much warmer to the touch than the rest of his body. Has anyone ever noticed that with an abscess? Sherry > Frank had an abscess on his shoulder about two weeks ago. The vet cleaned it > out, put him on antibiotics. We finished the antibiotics a few days ago. The > affected area looks really good; it's dry, scabbed over nicely and looks to be > healing. The curious thing is, the area still feels much warmer to the touch > than the rest of his body. Has anyone ever noticed that with an abscess? > Sherry An abscess needs to drain and heal from the inside out. If it scabs over too soon, it can trap the infection inside. A warm, wet compress will help keep it open so it can drain. I think a call the vet is in order. He may need to have it reopened and some more antibiotics. Annie >An abscess needs to drain and heal from the inside out. If it scabs over >too soon, it can trap the infection inside. A warm, wet compress will help >keep it open so it can drain. I think a call the vet is in order. He may >need to have it reopened and some more antibiotics. >Annie I understand that. But when the vet opened it up, he debrided the tissue where now it's just a hole. It's not red, not puffy. I really don't think there's any more fluid in there. I guess I'll just call them. You may be right, another round of antibiotics might be in order anyway. The warmness, I would think would indicate some kind of infection. I just don't know if it's part of the normal healing process for the area to remain warm. Sherry .... I guess I'll just call them. You may be right, another > round of antibiotics might be in order anyway. The warmness, I would think > would indicate some kind of infection. I just don't know if it's part of the > normal healing process for the area to remain warm. > > Sherry Better to find out if there is a problem now than to have to deal with a bigger one later. But, best wishes for Frank to be fine, after all, and not have to take any more medicine. Annie circa 09 Jun 2004 21:06:49 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Sherry (sriddles@aol.comkitty) said, > >An abscess needs to drain and heal from the inside out. If it scabs over > >too soon, it can trap the infection inside. A warm, wet compress will help [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > would indicate some kind of infection. I just don't know if it's part of the > normal healing process for the area to remain warm. Are you sure it's not just that you can feel the warmth better at that spot because there's no fur there? Alex's tummy used to feel much warmer than the rest of him, but it was because he was bald there. :-) Laura  SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde >Are you sure it's not just that you can feel the warmth better at >that spot because there's no fur there? Alex's tummy used to feel >much warmer than the rest of him, but it was because he was bald >there. :-) > >Laura Well, duh. Double-duh. He has large shaved area around the wound. Put your hand on his shoulder, and the entire shaved area is warmer to the touch than the rest of the cat. Not just the wound area itself. I think that's exactly what it is. I'll just be shutting up now. Sherry circa 10 Jun 2004 00:22:41 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Sherry (sriddles@aol.comkitty) said, > >Are you sure it's not just that you can feel the warmth better at > >that spot because there's no fur there? Alex's tummy used to feel [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > I'll just be shutting up now. <snork> Well, at least it sounds like it's something normal. :-) As a weird aside, I used to love to rub or kiss Alex's bald tummy because it was just so soft and warm and cute (had grey spots on it, just like when the fur was there), and for whatever reason, he used to let me do it. When he was healthy and not bald there, he was never a cat who would let somebody kiss his tummy. :-) Larua SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde > As a weird aside, I used to love to rub or kiss Alex's bald tummy > because it was just so soft and warm and cute (had grey spots on it, > just like when the fur was there Cheeks has the mackeral tabby spots on hers, and the place they shaved her for her spay is still bald four years later, pink and smooth and spotted. After I had had her for a few months I was petting her as she lay on her side and she threw her leg back, clearly wanting me to pet her belly. I had never seen a cat do this. I think the people at the shelter must have petted her tummy. circa Thu, 10 Jun 2004 01:01:11 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Mary (rosefan@email.com) said, > > As a weird aside, I used to love to rub or kiss Alex's bald tummy > > because it was just so soft and warm and cute (had grey spots on it, > > just like when the fur was there > > Cheeks has the mackeral tabby spots on hers, and the place they shaved her > for her spay is still bald four years later, pink and smooth and spotted. No kidding? How strange! Isn't she the eater? Maybe the fur is just getting rubbed off from her belly dragging on the floor. ;-) Seriously, though, has your vet said whether or not this is normal? Not that I don't think their tummies aren't just cute as hell when bald, but... > After I had had her for a few months I was petting her as she lay on her > side and she threw her leg back, clearly wanting me to pet her belly. I had > never seen a cat do this. I think the people at the shelter must have petted > her tummy. Heh. Oscar does that. Maybe it's a fat cat thing. ;-) Alex really did enjoy having his bald belly petted, though. He would lie there for hours if I rested my hand on it. I think he liked the warmth. Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", Laura R. <UseFirstInitialPlusRobinson@technologist.com> artfully composed this message within <news:MPG.1b31894c28983ab98a944@news.verizon.net> on 09 Jun 2004: > Heh. Oscar does that. Maybe it's a fat cat thing. ;-) Alex > really did enjoy having his bald belly petted, though. He would > lie there for hours if I rested my hand on it. I think he liked > the warmth. If you get the binary froups, go check out Shamrock's belly in "The Trap". lol SignatureCheryl circa Wed, 09 Jun 2004 21:22:12 -0500, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Cheryl (jlhshadow@nospamhotmail.com) said, > If you get the binary froups, go check out Shamrock's belly in "The > Trap". lol That is a *hoot*! (Kinda reminds me of the Viking Kittens, only bigger and horizontal. ;-) ) Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", Jun 2004: >>Are you sure it's not just that you can feel the warmth better >>at that spot because there's no fur there? Alex's tummy used to [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Sherry Sherry it always helps to post your thoughts and get a "reality check". I don't think too many would think to ask if the fur is shaved. lol Purrs this is all it is. :) SignatureCheryl |
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