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Neighbours cat
I have a cat that visits me regulary, not sure exactly where he lives but pretty sure its local.
The other day he popped over and as he was walking down the path I noticed his head looked a strange shape!! Am pretty sure its an abcess, there was a small cut but it looked clean. It didnt seem to be painful as he was rubbing that side of his head on my leg. Last night he popped over and his fur was stuck out at angles, his face is still swollen and he was being careful. What do I do? I have no idea if its been treated by a vet. How long does it taken for an abcess to go down? Shall I try and find out where he lives and ask the owners?
The other day he popped over and as he was walking down the path I noticed his head looked a strange shape!! Am pretty sure its an abcess, there was a small cut but it looked clean. It didnt seem to be painful as he was rubbing that side of his head on my leg. Last night he popped over and his fur was stuck out at angles, his face is still swollen and he was being careful. What do I do? I have no idea if its been treated by a vet. How long does it taken for an abcess to go down? Shall I try and find out where he lives and ask the owners?
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Sounds like he's been scrapping, if he has then those kind of puncture wounds generally take care of themselves from what I recall (haven't had cats for years) so I'd be inclined to leave it for now but keep an eye on him next time he visits.
I thought abcesses had to be drained. Anyway I will keep my eye on him and if it looks like its getting worse I will track his owners down and deal with that then.
They leave him out in all weather and its my house he always turns up at!!
I'm sure my neighbours might think I leave my cat out in all weathers, but the truth is she has a catflap and will use it to go out on patrol come rain, shine, storm or snow.
When I had an abscess it was treated with antibiotics, not draining, so he could be under treatment.
Glad you're keeping an eye on him though
Maybe this is the case, I hope it is and he just likes being outside. I have thought about attaching a camera to see where he lives and what he is up to
No sign of him tonight so hopefully he's at home being looked after.
I will keep my eye on him. He's been a regular visitor since he was a kitten, I know he's someone else's but I'm fond of him.
Awww, thank you
The only reason I'm concerned is that a year or so ago he damaged his leg quite badly and was still roaming around. I personally thought he should have been kept indoors till it was fully healed. He was really struggling to get around and would flop down because it was too much effort, i picked him up off the road a few times in case he got run over.
Didnt realise that vets didnt drain abcesses anymore. Hopefully next time I see him his head will be back to its normal shape!!
So jealous, I'd love a stalker like that but with two dogs I've got no chance!
He really is a beauty!! Gorgeous smoky grey colour and purrs like a bumblebee when you stroke him, your dogs would hate him
So glad he seems better - and well done you for being such a great cat lover.