How to treat cat wounds

When the owner discovers that the cat is injured, to promptly treat the wound is to use saline to sprinkle the skin around the wound, wipe off the dirt, and use iodine for disinfection. After applying it, apply alcohol to remove iodine to prevent the cat from becoming allergic. Apply medicine to exposed wounds. The medicine can be Yunnan Baiyao powder and wear an Elizabethan ring.

Stop the bleeding of the cat’s wound in time

If the cat's wound does not stop bleeding, you should quickly cover the wound with gauze and apply pressure to stop the bleeding, and then send the cat to the hospital as soon as possible. When the wound is bloody and bloody, because you don’t know if there are sharp objects or object residues in the wound, it is best not to touch it easily, and you should take it to the nearest hospital for treatment as soon as possible.

Avoid cats coming into contact with wounds

Generally, cats’ wounds heal more easily when exposed to the air. Wrapping the cat in gauze will make the cat feel more uncomfortable and keep biting the gauze. But if the wound will be in frequent contact with the ground, it needs to be wrapped in gauze to prevent dust. In order to prevent cats from scratching gauze, owners need to use Elizabethan rings, which can prevent cats from licking and biting wounds.

See a doctor promptly for special wounds in cats

If your cat is burned, you can first pour ice water to cool down the wound, and then send it to the hospital immediately. Do not apply burn cream without permission.

If the wound is small, but the skin tissue around the deep wound has become purulent and infected, and there is no exudate, you may need to open the wound to squeeze out the pus, which obviously cannot be done at home.

If the location of the wound is very special, such as under the armpit or thigh joint, you should go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible. Once the wound expands further, the special location will make it difficult to heal.

If symptoms of suppuration occur, treatment must be done by infusion or injection of antibiotics.

Judgement of cat wounds

After a cat is injured, wounds appear on the body. If not treated in time, bacteria can penetrate deep into the wound and cause infection. Therefore, be sure to check the cat's body surface frequently. If you find unknown red spots or small wounds, gently pinch around the wounds to see if the subcutaneous tissue has become hard, red and swollen.

If there are multiple cats in your home and the cats like to fight or let the cats go out to play, you should be careful. Wounds caused by fights between cats are not only difficult to find, but are often very deep. Cats generally prefer to scratch each other with their claws when fighting, and the wounds caused by this are usually easy to find.. But if it is bitten by the same kind, the wound may only be 1-2 mm, but it is very deep. It may cause redness, swelling, inflammation and even suppuration of the surrounding skin.