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Posted by: carmeny at Tue Jun 5 19:17:12 2007  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by carmeny ]  
   

My male cat was in a slight scrap and has a bite on his leg. It has puffed up quite a bit and has a little blood on it. It, so far, is not draining. He is eating and drinking well. My husband and I held it under luke warm water today hoping that it might open up and drain but it didn't. Last time he had an injury like this the vet lanced it and drained it. He told us next time we could do it ourselves (he is a good old farm vet!) as long as we had a sharp, sterile blade and antibacterial stuff on hand (which we do from the vet) and then just to keep an eye on it to make sure there is no infection. Has anyone tried this themselves - it is not the actual procedure i am afraid of - as my husband would do it. Any suggestions?


   

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