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Conference misery::feline

Title:	Meower Power - Where Differing Opinions are Respected
Notice:	purrrrr...
Moderator:	JULIET::CORDES_JA

Created:	Wed Nov 13 1991
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1079
Total number of notes:	28858

934.0. "first aide for cats" by RHETT::LACORTI () Mon Sep 18 1995 08:34

    Quickie here,
    
    Is it ok to use human first aide ointment on a cat?  Also, how do
    you prevent them from licking it off.  Chief got into a tiff and
    had a small puncture wound on his head. It scabbed up, but it
    looks like it reopened.  I would like to avoid going to the vet and
    doing a bit of first aide myself. What needs to be done. What about
    infection.  If it gets infected is there anything I can do myself
    or is a vet visit in order.
    
    Sandy

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
934.1		PADC::KOLLING	Karen	`Mon Sep 18 1995 08:42`	5
	I would go to the vet. This is the kind of wound that tends to abscess, which the vet can prevent with an antibiotic shot, which is much easier on the kitty than having to have it incised and drained, etc. once it does abscess.
934.2	but see the vet anyway	HELIX::SKALTSIS	Deb	`Mon Sep 18 1995 10:10`	5
	To clean it, in stead of the human first aid creame, clean it off with warm water and hydrogen peroxide. It will foam a bit, and sting a bit, but it will also prevent infection. Deb
934.3	update	RHETT::LACORTI		`Tue Sep 19 1995 07:03`	7
	Well when I got home and got him it, it had gotten worse. So this morning the vet came by, dropped off antibiotics, and I have to keep the wound open and clean for now. Warm water and HP. Since I caught it early he thinks it will heal quickly. The only concern is that it is around a boney area (the head) and may heal longer. Sandy
934.4	home care under rated by vets	POLAR::WILSONC	A dog is a womans best man	`Sun Sep 24 1995 01:35`	9
	Warm water and HP are always good cleaning and disinfecting materials. If your cat is constipated, about an inch of vaseline forced into its mouth will get things going in most cases. Vets are naturally uneasy about telling people about simple solutions to minor pet problems. Trust yourself, an expert only means the person has a degree of some sort and we all know how difficult it is to attain a degree. A little common sense and a little bucking of the status quo goes a similar distance.