I generally clean the cut with Hydrogen Peroxide, poured directly on
the cut. Then either antibiotic ointment or an herbal, Golden Seal
powder or liquid.
Gloria
On Mar 28, 2010, at 7:08 PM, Linda Sollberger wrote:
Hello everyone,
I've been on the list for several months but haven't posted
anything. My neighbor and I are taking care of 4 FeLV cats. Their
mother was a stray cat in our neighborhood and had kittens in our
garage. I was just trying to cut a mat out of one of them, just
under her front leg, and accidentally cut her skin. I feel so bad.
I've never done that before to any pet. It bled a little but its
just the skin that was cut. We put some Neosporin on it and a
little gauze bandage. We didn't have any gauze to wrap around the
bandage to keep it on so I cut a clean Handiwipe in strips and tied
it on. I'm just wondering if that's the right thing to do. Do you
think I need to take her to the vet right away or can we just watch
it for a few days? I don't want to stress her by taking her to the
vet if I don't have to. I have 2 cats of my own and have had quite
a few vet bills lately too. I don't need any more but I want to do
the right thing too. How do you treat cuts in a FeLV cat? She's
almost 2 years old.
I'm becoming quite a worrier. We have already lost 2 of the kittens
we originally had so I'm on this list to learn as much as I can.
Originally my vet told us they were FIV and not FeLV but I found out
too late for the first one that that's not the case. I changed vets
and I have someone I can trust now. My heart and prayers go out to
all of you who have lost little ones lately. I cry ever time I
read about them and almost got off the list because it's so painful
but I thought I better stay on to learn as much as I can. Thanks
for any advice you have.
Linda
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