| If you have a cat, then you know that they can get | | | | There is also usually a soft lump present which when |
| into some mischief. If you let them go in and out as | | | | touched is probably painful to the cat. If the abscess |
| they please, you will find that sometimes your cat will | | | | is left alone for too long, your cat will experience a |
| come back home with various bites and scratches | | | | loss of appetite and fever. This will need to be |
| from a cat fight. If you find that your cat's scratches | | | | treated quickly so that you can prevent an infection |
| are not healing, you can get into trouble with | | | | from going deeper into the tissue. Not seeking |
| infections and abscesses forming on the skin. | | | | treatment can worsen your cat's condition and |
| If you notice that your cat is developing an abscess | | | | shorten their life span maybe even dying as a result |
| on its wound, you can take care of this yourself at | | | | of an untreated infection. |
| home. Because most cats are naturally resistant to | | | | If you take your cat to a vet, they will provide your |
| infections, a cat getting an infected wound is not | | | | cat with the care it needs. If the wound is too |
| uncommon. If you are worried at all about your cat's | | | | serious, surgery may be called for in order to get all |
| wound, you will need to take it to a vet immediately | | | | of the infection out of the cat. What all cat owners |
| and seek treatment. | | | | need to do it be observant with their cat. If you let |
| The cause of the abscess is bacteria that had found | | | | it roam around outside, know that it will get into its |
| its way inside the wounds. A cat's mouth is full of | | | | fair share of trouble. Make sure to check your cat |
| dangerous bacteria that can be deposited into the | | | | after long periods of time away from home and |
| wound by licking it. Reasons that the cat came home | | | | make sure that there are no visible wounds. If there |
| with the wound in the first place might be because | | | | is a cut, scrape, or bite, make sure to clean the |
| of a bite that was given to it by a tomcat, because | | | | wound before you take your cat to the vet. And if |
| the cat was defending its territory. That means that | | | | your cat gets another abscess, make sure to take it |
| bacteria from another cat can also infect the wounds | | | | to the vet again. You will need to check to make |
| as well. Besides fighting, a cat can get an abscess in | | | | sure that it isn't worse than the time before. It is also |
| the mouth, usually in older cats. This is because of a | | | | important to follow all of the care instructions that |
| lack of proper dental care for the cat. | | | | your vet gives you. This way, your cat will heal from |
| How do you know if your cat has an abscess? The | | | | the abscess and can live a longer, happier life with |
| wound will look swollen and be warm to the touch. | | | | you. |