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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / June 2005My cat has something green sticking out of his neck!
It's smalll, and a little bloody, We let him outside, but should I be worried? >It's smalll, and a little bloody, We let him outside, but should I be worried? It almost looks like a miniature helicopter seed but its stuck in his neck. I tried wiping it off with a cloth but it didn't work. > >It's smalll, and a little bloody, We let him outside, but should I be worried? > It almost looks like a miniature helicopter seed but its stuck in his neck. I > tried wiping it off with a cloth but it didn't work. Well, goodness, "sticking out of his neck?", or tangled in the fur? why not get the cat docile, and get a small pair of scissors and see if you can give it a little attention. If your steady handed, maybe you can ever so lightly coax the object loose from his hair. The green may be infection, you see blood?, If the cat is real tender about it...it is probably infected. If you can wipe it for now, it sounds like it needs to be disinfected with something topical. Try to put a little peroxide around it BUT ONLY, if you are sure, there is not a lot of raw flesh underneath it. I'd try to get it off first. Then you know what your working with. This is not something you want to let go or hope it fixes itself, infection is a MUTHA! > >It's smalll, and a little bloody, We let him outside, but should I be worried? > It almost looks like a miniature helicopter seed but its stuck in his neck. I > tried wiping it off with a cloth but it didn't work. Good grief. You mean, like some kind of thorny plant material? I'd get the tweezers and pull it out, flush it with peroxide and put a little neosporin on it. The kind without additives for pain. If it was so deep I was unable to get it out cleanly with tweezers, I'd take him to the vet. Good luck! Sherry > >It's smalll, and a little bloody, We let him outside, but should I be worried? > It almost looks like a miniature helicopter seed but its stuck in his neck. I > tried wiping it off with a cloth but it didn't work. Claire, please take your kitty to the vet ASAP. It sounds very much like a foxtail seed which you should *not* attempt to remove as it has barbed hooks and will move inward. It can be extremely painful and dangerous as the seed moves into the cat's body. Here is a link: http://www.governoranimalclinic.com/798625.html . Please, do not delay and have him seen on an emergency basis. M. >>It's smalll, and a little bloody, We let him outside, but should I be >>worried? > It almost looks like a miniature helicopter seed but its stuck in his > neck. I > tried wiping it off with a cloth but it didn't work. Get him to the vet to get it removed. A vet can assure that it's removed completely and no foreign matter left in the skin to cause infection. W <story> WELL? > It's smalll, and a little bloody, We let him outside, but should > I be worried? If you let him outside, probably. Usually, outside is not a good place for cats. Is he neutered? Does he have shots? Good luck. I would get him into a vet and get it removed. My first thought was a tick, but I don't know if they come in green! If there's blood, then it's through his skin and could be creating a problem -- an infection for one. Is there a vet you can get to pretty quickly? Rhonda > It's smalll, and a little bloody, We let him outside, but should I be worried? > It's smalll, and a little bloody, We let him outside, but should I be worried? Yes. He came in contact with beings from space and aliens now will sprout out of his neck. Adam > It's smalll, and a little bloody, We let him outside, but should I be worried? Does it look like this: http://www.maxshouse.com/Plant_Pix/foxtails.jpg http://www.maxshouse.com/Plant_Pix/foxtail2.jpg http://www.maxshouse.com/Plant_Pix/foxtail3.jpg Do not try to remove it! Foxtails have barbs facing backwards- similar to fish hooks. If you try to pull it out, you'll drive the barbs deeper into the skin. It must be removed by a vet *ASAP*. http://www.maxshouse.com/Plant_Pix/foxtail_removal_from_ear.jpg It doesn't look like that, it looks like a little helicopter seed. I can't get it out and my friend told me to leave it alone. It's still there today, and I'm getting woried. He doesn't mind it, and it doesn't seem to hurt him. It's not mangled in the fur, as I can move all the fur out of the way and it's still there. > It doesn't look like that, it looks like a little helicopter seed. I can't > get it out and my friend told me to leave it alone. It's still there > today, and I'm getting woried. He doesn't mind it, and it doesn't seem to > hurt him. It's not mangled in the fur, as I can move all the fur out of > the way and it's still there. Take the cat to Ted before it becomes infected. > It doesn't look like that, it looks like a little helicopter seed. I can't > get it out and my friend told me to leave it alone. You basically just told everyone, that you spend no time with your cat. You haven't petted him long enough to even know that the thing was on him. I would know if something like that was on my cats neck. Damn cat is probably walking around hard as brick, stressed, unpetted, and now your tampering with one sore spot! acting like a novice. get a pair of scissors, get a razor blade, cut the hair away from it. *** WARNING *** Don't use sharp object on the cat if you dont' know what your doing. If you can pluck and eyebrow, you can cut a helicopter out. Do what Sherri Said. >You basically just told everyone, that you spend no time with your cat. If I spend no time with my cat, why would I have rescued him? I wouldn't even have noticed it was there! I love my cat and just this morning I was petting him and he watched me swim. He's upstairs sleeping on my bed right now and I'm just worried that it's hurting him (even though he doesn't show it ). You need to get your butt out of the pool and resolve the problem with the cat. > >You basically just told everyone, that you spend no time with your cat. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > -- > Message posted via http://www.catkb.com > >You basically just told everyone, that you spend no time with your cat. > > If I spend no time with my cat, why would I have rescued him? I wouldn't even > have noticed it was there! I love my cat and just this morning I was petting > him and he watched me swim. He's upstairs sleeping on my bed right now and > I'm just worried that it's hurting him (even though he doesn't show it ). I'd take him to the vet, myself. Cats are good at hiding bad things. > I'd take him to the vet, myself. Cats are good at hiding bad things. Have a safe trip!, I'm sure it will only take 5 mins to cut it loose and sterilize the area. >>You basically just told everyone, that you spend no time with your cat. > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > him and he watched me swim. He's upstairs sleeping on my bed right now and > I'm just worried that it's hurting him (even though he doesn't show it ). Don't pay attention to Barry. He's the local village idiot. Do you have a digital camera so you could take a picture of this and post it on alt.binaries.pictures.animals if nowhere else? Maybe if people could see what your talking about they could give you a better idea of what it is W >>> You basically just told everyone, that you spend no time with your >>> cat. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Don't pay attention to Barry. He's the local village idiot. > <snip> Oh no!!!! Does that mean Baghdad Bob is out of a job?  SignatureThe ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep > It doesn't look like that, it looks like a little helicopter seed. I can't > get it out and my friend told me to leave it alone. It's still there today, > and I'm getting woried. He doesn't mind it, and it doesn't seem to hurt him. > It's not mangled in the fur, as I can move all the fur out of the way and > it's still there. Claire, You are right to be worried. What is the problem with taking your cat to the vet? Even if it doesn't look like a foxtail seed to you, it is a foreign body embedded in the skin which might cause infection. It may become abscessed and you'll have more issues on your hands, to say nothing of the potential danger this still poses. A vet can identify and remove this if done soon enough. It is beyond the time for you to wait and see. Please take your cat to his vet. Good luck, M. OK, I'm off to call the vet and make an appointment. >OK, I'm off to call the vet and make an appointment. We're going to get it checked out at four:thirty...it was the earliest they had. :( Not early enough. >>OK, I'm off to call the vet and make an appointment. > >We're going to get it checked out at four:thirty...it was the earliest they >had. :( Not early enough. Let us know what it was. What time zone are you in? -mhd > OK, I'm off to call the vet and make an appointment. Excellent! Please let us know how it goes.
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