Rascal, fearless warrior, has been fighting again. (He has been neutered for 10 years but I never told him). Last Friday he came home with a bite wound in his back. The vet shaved him, flushed the wound, gave the convenia shot and now he's to have daily antibiotics. Rascal was quite upset. He faked being meek and slow so after I took these pictures on Saturday morning and turned my back, he rushed out and escaped.
Unfortunately the remaining mild anesthesia had him without appetite so he spent the night outside in the rain and only returned when he got hungry Sunday afternoon.
Now he is safely locked in my bedroom, has a healthy appetite again and is getting grumpy from being locked inside.
The vet told me to flush the area three times a day and prevent a scab from forming. A friend who has been rescuing cats for 40 years told me to not do the flushing as there is no pus and it will irritate the wound. Flushing and pressing the wound like the vet showed me does hurt him a lot, so I'm inclined to go with her advice.
Does anyone have any input on cat bite wounds? I'm fairly convinced it was another cat that bit him because while he has been seen to chase away deer, his attention is mostly on strange cats or those that aren't subservient enough.
How long does it take to heal? Is there anything I can do besides the daily antibiotic and keeping him locked inside?
Unfortunately the remaining mild anesthesia had him without appetite so he spent the night outside in the rain and only returned when he got hungry Sunday afternoon.
Now he is safely locked in my bedroom, has a healthy appetite again and is getting grumpy from being locked inside.
The vet told me to flush the area three times a day and prevent a scab from forming. A friend who has been rescuing cats for 40 years told me to not do the flushing as there is no pus and it will irritate the wound. Flushing and pressing the wound like the vet showed me does hurt him a lot, so I'm inclined to go with her advice.
Does anyone have any input on cat bite wounds? I'm fairly convinced it was another cat that bit him because while he has been seen to chase away deer, his attention is mostly on strange cats or those that aren't subservient enough.
How long does it take to heal? Is there anything I can do besides the daily antibiotic and keeping him locked inside?