Abscess in cats: treatment at home

Everyone knows that a cat likes to walk by itself. If the animal has the opportunity to go out into the street, then it examines everything on the way. Usually cats have their own territory and others. They protect their site. This may be pre-house territory or the whole land where there is a house with a yard and plantings. In addition to its site, cats explore neighboring buildings. This particular behavior of the animal leads to the emergence of certain risks to his health. Namely, a cat can get injured, and the resulting injury can cause the decay process. There is one peculiarity: it consists in the fact that the process of festering, or an abscess, often begins in cats. But the appearance of it in cats or kittens is not excluded by 100%.

How is it formed and manifested?

An abscess is called purulent formation under the skin of a pet. This abscess occurs due to infection. Abscess in cats must be treated. It is visually evident that the skin is elevated and under it there is an education. The essence of the abscess is that pus begins to form between the muscles of the animal and its skin. May occur in any part of the animal's body if it has a traumatic origin. On the muzzle, an abscess is formed in the region of the cheek or eye. This type of inflammation is associated with dental diseases.

Thus, abscesses are divided into 2 types. The first is considered traumatic, as it arose after receiving any injury. And the second type is dental. This type of abscess is a consequence of dental inflammation.

Types

In addition, abscesses can be classified according to the type of passage of the disease.

1. Cold. Under this disease is meant the chronic course of the disease. This abscess is characterized by the fact that it represents numerous recurrences of the deep. Cold can bother the animal for several years.
2. Superficial abscess in cats. This type of abscess is located directly under the skin. He himself breaks through and never causes complications.
3. Deep abscess. Often the cause of his education is a bite. Because of this, there seems to be a small, but deep wound. This rupture of tissues is filled with pus, which penetrates into the depth. Visually the inflammation does not strike the eye, but the densification is felt. This abscess is more severe than superficial. He also requires more careful treatment.
4. Acute abscess in a cat. Treatment is required immediately. Since this type differs in that it rapidly progresses, as a rule, it is opened itself.
5. Benign abscess in a cat. Inflammatory process occurs with white or yellowish discharge. They are not purulent, they do not have an unpleasant smell. As a rule, this abscess quickly passes.
6. Malignant abscess. This type of disease indicates that the animal is weakened by the immune system. Inflammatory process extends to neighboring tissues. If the disease hit the cat's mouth, an unpleasant odor is released from the mouth.

Paranal abscess in cats

Paranal glands are present in mammals. They are interrelated with the rectum. Located near the anus. Their task is to scare off other animals by means of an unpleasant smell. Abscess of paranal glands in cats, as a rule, is uncorked after ripening and comes out. But a fistula is formed.

On the animal, this process is hard to affect. But in the future the condition of the pup stabilizes.

Why can a disease occur?

When interacting with other animals, small wounds or bites may appear. Also, injury may occur due to negligence. Open wounds are direct access to infections. It is interesting that the smaller the wound, the more likely the abscess will appear. This is explained by the fact that when the wound is opened, the foreign trace elements leave the body through the blood and pus. But when it is small and deep, for example from the bite of another animal, then on top of a small area of damage quickly tightened, and inside begins inflammation. You should know that the claws or teeth of an animal can contain germs. They can lead to inflammation if ingested.

Causes of abscess in a cat

Let's look at the reasons for this ailment.

1. The animal's organism starts to fight with foreign microelements, which got into the body, through the immune system, but because of the lack of the possibility of their exit, the inflammatory process begins.
2. The process of suppuration begins because of a dental disease. As a rule, teeth are damaged by a solid object. Also, destruction can begin in old animals.
3. An abscess can occur due to the use of non-sterile instruments during treatment. Intervention into the animal by means of non-sterile devices can lead to infection. Even a puncture for a shot can become a source of infection.

What are the symptoms of the animal?

Externally, the presence of an abscess in an animal is difficult to determine, since the wound is small and quickly passes, and the internal inflammation is not visible. Therefore, it is possible to suspect that an inflammatory process is taking place in the body of a pet, because of its sluggish state. If the abscess is in the mouth, and the cause of its occurrence are the teeth, then you can see that the cat eats on one side or spits out food. Can begin to rub a sore spot on the floor.

Cats are different in that they can tolerate pain. Therefore, if any deviation from normal behavior is noticed, then it is necessary to look more closely at the animal. It should be known that an abscess, especially if it passes in the mouth, can lead to blood infection. Also, education can cause the emergence of immunodeficiency in cats, even after the recovery of the body.

If the disease progresses, then the tumor becomes noticeable.

Development

The abscess develops gradually. Everything happens like this:

1. In the place of damage to the skin is infected.
2. There is a small swelling. It can be accompanied by redness.
3. The temperature in the tumor site rises. Therefore, the touch feels that this place is warm.
4. The animal has painful sensations. Therefore, the pet tries to avoid the probing.
5. When the disease progresses, the swelling increases and is red.
6. Through the skin becomes visible inflammatory process, which occurs inside.
7. It should be known that if the abscess does not open itself or if veterinary assistance is not provided, purulent lesions will pass to other tissues of the body.

Recommendations

If an abscess is found in a cat, how to treat at home? It is recommended to show the animal to the veterinarian for the establishment of an accurate diagnosis and the appointment of a course of therapy. Such a disease, as an abscess, occurs in cats often. Since it is necessary to open it, it is better to do it in a veterinary clinic.

This procedure can be done in two ways: under local anesthesia or under general anesthesia. How will this operation take place, the veterinarian will determine after the examination. And, depending on the condition of the animal, prescribes with which pain medication it is better to make an incision.

Despite the fact that abscess is a frequent disease in cats, naked pets are less likely to suffer from it. The reason for this state of affairs is that cats without wool are kept by owners in favorable conditions. Therefore, they do not have the opportunity to clarify relations with other animals and not to enter their own territory.

As a rule, to eliminate the inflammatory process, cats are prescribed antimicrobial agents. These include sulfonamide preparations. It is necessary to give the pet a course of medicines. Do not stop taking medication, even if the outward appearance of the abscess of a cat is less. Antibiotics should be taken by the course. It is 5 or 7 days. The bottom line is that with the interruption of the course of drugs in the body, immunity to their constituents may form. And if you need to re-take these drugs, they will not have the proper effect on the body.

Abscess in cats. Home Treatment

There are different cases in life. And no one can exclude the possibility that the owner of the cat will not be able to come to the veterinary clinic and give his pet to the hands of professionals. If this situation occurs, then it is necessary to conduct the treatment yourself. You should be ready to perform an autopsy abscess. The main thing is not to worry and consistently perform all actions for the treatment of the animal.

1. First of all, it is necessary to determine at what stage the disease is located. If it was possible to identify an abscess at the initial stage, then warm compresses should be done. The warming of the localization of the purulent process will accelerate its maturation. If the pet's condition is lethargic, then it means that he is troubled by pain. To relieve pain, you can prick "Novocain."
2. If the abscess is at a more serious stage and is highly inflamed, then heating can not be done. What to do? When the abscess is at a more advanced stage, you need to make an incision. This procedure should be made mandatory, as pus can begin to move to other tissues, if not let it out.
3. To perform an incision, take a sterile needle, razor or scalpel. If the abscess is small, the needle will work. For a large one, you need to use a razor or a scalpel. The procedure should be carried out with gloves. Gauze napkins, hydrogen peroxide, manganese and antibiotics will also be needed.
4. You should think about how to ensure a steady state of the cat. To do this, you need to ask for help, or in advance, to figure out how to hold the animal while carrying out the incision.
5. Before you go to the cut, you need to do local anesthesia, using the drug "Novocain" or "Lidocaine." It is necessary to chop off the place of the abscess. Next, you need to give time for an analgesic drug, about 10 minutes.
6. Next, you should make a cut, let the liquid come out of the wound and treat it with antibiotics.
7. Then you need to monitor the wound so that it does not overgrow before the time, and treat it with antibiotics. The bandage should be made free.

If the incision is small, then in a couple of weeks the abscess must pass.

Conclusion

Now you know what an abscess is in a cat (photos of its manifestations are familiar to every veterinarian). We examined the symptoms of this ailment, and also found out how to treat it.