I rushed my poor kitty to the vet this morning because it was apparent that she was in a great deal of pain. After some nice sedation, the vet discovered that she had an infection in her anal glands that had abscessed (no wonder she hurt...poor thing).
Anyway, they shaved the area, drained the abscess, and gave her an antibiotic injection (Convenia). They also sent me home with some pain meds (syringes containing Buprenex). I didn't realize she had a shaved area with a small hole where the abscess was until after I got her home. Any ideas on how to care for this area? She won't let me touch it right now (she's been sleeping all day and she's cranky), but it's not covered and I don't want any bacteria to get in there (granted, she is on the Convenia).
Has anyone gone through this before? Any advice on cleaning it or caring for the area?
Anyway, they shaved the area, drained the abscess, and gave her an antibiotic injection (Convenia). They also sent me home with some pain meds (syringes containing Buprenex). I didn't realize she had a shaved area with a small hole where the abscess was until after I got her home. Any ideas on how to care for this area? She won't let me touch it right now (she's been sleeping all day and she's cranky), but it's not covered and I don't want any bacteria to get in there (granted, she is on the Convenia).
Has anyone gone through this before? Any advice on cleaning it or caring for the area?