If you are using Peroxide I recommend that you dilute it 50/50 with water. That is what we recommend to our clients at the Animal Hospital I work at. Peroxide can be damaging to tissue. Good luck! Tanya
--- On Mon, 3/29/10, Laurieskatz <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Laurieskatz <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] how to treat a cut in FeLV cat > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, March 29, 2010, 9:27 AM > Yes and only clean it once with HP. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Chris > Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 10:19 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] how to treat a cut in FeLV cat > > You know--A & D Cream (not ointment) works really great > too--comes in a > tube-usually in baby dept at drug store. But I'd let > it air out a bit after > cleaning w. Peroxide. > > Christiane Biagi > Cell: 914-720-6888 > [email protected] > > Volunteer-Friends of the St. Bernard Parish Animal Shelter > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Laurieskatz > Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 10:43 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] how to treat a cut in FeLV cat > > Oh, I forgot! A holistic vet recommends Calendula Gel. It > heals things very > quickly. I used it on an infected spay incision (cat) and > cat bite (me). > It's amazing. > L > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Gloria B. Lane > Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 9:29 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] how to treat a cut in FeLV cat > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
