Questions tagged [wound-care]
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Scratch on cat’s head [duplicate]
My cat is outdoor and it’s texhnically feral. It comes in my house for food/shelter and to sleep. But it usually goes outside and roam around my neiguborhood. Today I came home and noticed there’s a ...
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Feral Kitten With An Injury
So there's a family of kittens that has been living in my yard for a few months now. I've been feeding them daily and they recognize me, but they won't let me touch them or get too close.
Last week I ...
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scab on cats head
my one year old cat has a red scab on the side of her head by her eye. she had another one on the other side but it pretty much healed and went away and had another on the side of her neck but that ...
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My Kitten has 3 wound
My kitten has 3 wounds 2 under his belly and one between his thigh and belly am not sure how it caused it. I don't think anyone bit it as it is always home I do have another kitten almost same age ...
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Red marks on turtle shell
Red marks on Indian Flapshell turtle shell and rough shell instead of a smooth shell like normal flapshell turtle shells. Thso problem is there with it for 2 to 3 months. I thought they would become ...
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Dogs paw red with scar, maybe washed too much?
I observed things like the wound in the picture on my dog's paw. I take them out to the garden 2-3 times a day and every time I come, I wash their paws and dry them with a towel. does anyone know what ...
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Stop cat from licking wound?
About three weeks ago, my senior kitty scraped one of her legs and she started bleeding a bit. After cleaning the wound and applying some topical ointment, it was healing nicely and it stopped ...
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Cat incision opened up after neutering
My 6 month old male cat was neutered 5 days ago. Since we have to go on a trip tomorrow morning and he's going to be alone for 2 days, I removed his Elizabeth collar an hour ago so that he can be ...
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How do I care for a freshly neutered cat that hates my guts?
So, I adopted a cat about two weeks ago who was unneutered and abandoned by the person who had had him for his whole life (2 years). I have been told by the vet that he's sweet and the friend who's ...
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Rabbit is losing chunks of hair in different areas
This rabbit was bought in a pet store. After a month, we started to notice that a part of his skin is going bald, which we assumed to be harmless. However, we were alarmed to see that the baldness ...
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Should I take my cat to the vet? Is it a wound or fungus? [closed]
I noticed like a week ago but I had to go out of town the same day so my sister was supposed to clean the wound and get her the cat come but couldn’t do it
I just came back and it seems way bigger. ...
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How to make sure dog doesn't tear stitches in paw?
My dog stepped on something and now has a pretty nasty cut on the back paw pad. Got stitches there. Now for the next 10 days I need to keep her very calm both indoors and outdoors, so that it could ...
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Dog with leg wound escapes cone and bites leg
Our dog has a wound in the right front leg (nothing severe). In order to treat it, a cone of shame (normal plastic one) is being used, together with a specific spray. For reference, the cone looks ...
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How can I get my cat to let me study his wound?
My cat seems to have a scratch below his neck, but he is really averse to showing it to me. He seems fine, but at certain angles the wound looks rather big while in other angles his fur covers it ...
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Cat has a small wound on back of the head, do I need to see the vet?
My 5 year old cat has a small wound on the back of it's head for a about two weeks. The wound has an approximate length of 1/4 inch (6mm) and does not seem to grow.
What worries me, is that the wound ...
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How can I remove adhesive bandaging from my dog without hurting her?
My dog recently had surgery and they covered the wound with a bandage that had an adhesive border around the wound site.
We followed the instructions of the vet and when it came to removing the ...
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Stray/Abandoned/Lost cat wandered into apartment; found fresh wound behind ear
Last Saturday a cat walked into my apartment and wouldn't leave. He was clean, seemed well fed, and had a collar on, so I assumed he belonged to someone in my complex. I took him to the vet and he ...
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Dog with open wound on leg and no vet available
I found this dog in a graveyard, probably waiting to die, with a huge open wound on its backside 2 days ago. I've been feeding it, helping it regain its strength but I'm concerned, the wound may get ...
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Neutering incisions in cat
My kitten just got neutered today and he has been bad about trying to lick his incision. I put a cone on him but he is able to pull it off. How easily is he able to ruin his incisions?
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