Cat Wound Care

Cat Wound Care

Cats are just as susceptible to everyday minor injuries as any other animal. Many cuts (lacerations), bruises (contusions), and scrapes (abrasions) are not life threatening and will heal with little treatment. Other wounds can be severe enough to require sutures and more intense emergency care. Wounds can come from bumping or hitting hard or sharp objects, avoiding cars, attacks from animals, and other dangers. What you can do at home is ultimately up to your cat. Sometimes the only thing you can do is wrap your cat in a towel or put him in a carrier and take him straight to your veterinarian. There are, however, a few things you can do if your cat will let you, especially if it may be a while before you can get to your veterinarian. There are cat wound care products that can help you care for your cat.

50 Comments

  1. @xavierzen8197 on October 25, 2024 at 4:12 pm

    My cat is being bullied by a stray cat for months and ive been finding a way to get rid of the stray cat. My cat has a wound and he’s traumatized I really feel bad I don’t have money to take him to the vet and we can’t let him stay inside our house but we have a hut and let him stay there but he wanders so the stray cat still finds him. What do i do?

  2. @cyannightt on October 25, 2024 at 4:12 pm

    Thx petmd your the best

  3. @nightpaws9187 on October 25, 2024 at 4:13 pm

    Thanks, I don’t have money for vet😓

  4. @brayantellez9313 on October 25, 2024 at 4:16 pm

    My cats a fucking lion ….always fighting that’s why I’m watching this . Gots scratches on back 😑😑😑

  5. @pertfold on October 25, 2024 at 4:16 pm

    Meowmeow,meow meow meowmeow meow meow.

  6. @petalskettels on October 25, 2024 at 4:19 pm

    I’m treating my cat since Saturday she had a bit lump on her jaw line I washed it with cooled boiled water and sea salt that was Saturday Sunday I repeated the and a lot of smelling puss came out the lump is gone and I got beaphar wound ointment and wound tape cleaned it again with the cooled sea salted water and put the cream on had gauze material put cream on that also wrapped it around her neck today is Monday repeated it all again and the wound looks like its healing. She is in better form since last night fingers crossed she is on the mend.

  7. @nikitasingh5380 on October 25, 2024 at 4:19 pm

    Can we use dettol for cleaning cat neck

  8. @Haileyyyroarroar on October 25, 2024 at 4:20 pm

    thank u so much doc!

  9. @sunilgain5158 on October 25, 2024 at 4:20 pm

    বাংলায় বলুন

  10. @Stvrlightt724 on October 25, 2024 at 4:21 pm

    So i bought a collar for my cat and a few days after I put it on him I decided to take it off and I noticed a little scrape on him under his neck and it wasn’t there before so I got a damp wash clothe and held it on the scrape for about 5 mins. I do not know if that’s the correct thing to do but he kept giving me kitty hugs after as if he was thanking me. So if anyone knows if that’s what your meant to do please reply to this.

  11. @whatevuh147 on October 25, 2024 at 4:21 pm

    Thank you so much! My cat got into a fight with a feral cat and he got a minor wound on his ear. Apparently he successfully snuck out of our house without me noticing 😭 I’m just so happy that he’s okay

  12. @leiaclark8388 on October 25, 2024 at 4:22 pm

    Thank you for this. My baby has a wound. I was going to use alcohol because I have that, but now I know better.

  13. @paulineevangelista2933 on October 25, 2024 at 4:23 pm

    My cat has scrapes because he was attacked i was like ok he’ll be ok, but now i saw something fluid .. im gettinh worried

  14. @lindywoods6256 on October 25, 2024 at 4:23 pm

    But charge so much
    No money forget it!

  15. @lacianimations6406 on October 25, 2024 at 4:25 pm

    A chipmunk gave my cat a deep cut

  16. @UsaM on October 25, 2024 at 4:26 pm

    my cat has a deep would and its open where you can see the flesh. He won’t eat much. I don’t know what to do

  17. @tigresmom5654 on October 25, 2024 at 4:26 pm

    How often should I clean a scrape on my cat?

  18. @JuanRamirez-sb5jw on October 25, 2024 at 4:26 pm

    I want to bring my cat to the vet but it’s so expensive it’s damn near a limb and bone to afford a vet visit

  19. @bitchypossum4143 on October 25, 2024 at 4:30 pm

    There is a stray cat that my family started feeding and not she sticks around. A few days ago I noticed a spot in her chest were here fur is missing. The skin is slightly green and it smells bad. My family can’ts take her to the vet because we don’t have the money. I used peroxide bc that’s what my brother said to do and now i see that was not a good choice. Does anyone have any help for me?

  20. @amitaimedan on October 25, 2024 at 4:31 pm

    But what if my belief it’s a tiger?

  21. @LewisSmith-ex7pp on October 25, 2024 at 4:32 pm

    My cat has and a 4 inch and down to the bone gashe and trying to fix it

  22. @diwakarpandey7657 on October 25, 2024 at 4:32 pm

    madem is there is any injection for cat for fast recovery for wound at legs

  23. @ravinderkaur-qu2ix on October 25, 2024 at 4:33 pm

    Stray cat is living in my home.she had babies of two months. One day ,when she is playing in my lawn with them ,a male cat attacked.he bite under her neck.baby died immediately. Any remedyfor it,so that baby survive. Any first-aid. I feel very bad for them.

  24. @benyarkani6604 on October 25, 2024 at 4:38 pm

    Vet. Charge too much.

  25. @williamjhunter5714 on October 25, 2024 at 4:38 pm

    My cat goes insane to tear the e-collar off. He will growl and roll around kicking it continuously until he gets it off. I think he would break his own neck trying to remove it. The wound in his ear went from sesame seed size and is now the size of a penny. It will likely consume his ear because he wont stop scratching it. A month from now it’s likely his ear will just be torn away a scratch at a time. No medicine or oil or Aloe I put on the wound helps. Sad… he was a beautiful cat. Now a big piece of his ear is gone.

  26. @Mina_lin_IYkYK on October 25, 2024 at 4:39 pm

    I have a stray that we have been feeding for a couple of years. He will hang out for a minute come back every morning and every afternoon. From time to time he would come with a couple of wounds that would heel. But 3 weeks ago he got a nasty wound I’m assuming from a fight, I tried to spray an antiseptic for animals but he ran and did return a couple of days. Finally he came back now skin hanging in two areas it’s smelly and he won’t let us get near home. I just keep feeding home and hope he will be alright. Sighhh

  27. @pointeshoeperfect8268 on October 25, 2024 at 4:41 pm

    My cat got in a cat fight or something and has been avoiding home for a while. I finally got my cat back and she had a big scape on her back, and my family doesn’t have the finances to be able to go to the vet. I’m going to take a shower and then put a bandage on her or something. It looks infected, I’m so scared for her! Let’s see how this goes…

  28. @Raxor_ur-mom on October 25, 2024 at 4:41 pm

    Make homemade bandages for cat?

  29. @Miss_spelly on October 25, 2024 at 4:41 pm

    My 3 month old kitten got bit by a dog..we went to the vet as soon as possible..gave him some shots…he is doing fine n he is active and willing to eat..but the problem is a bite on his neck(not too deep..luckily) from there some saliva with a lil bit of food(liquid) is coming out…the vet said that give him some time to recover…but don’t know how long it will take as 3 days has already passed.

  30. @spandanpate on October 25, 2024 at 4:45 pm

    My cat went out and may be since padt 2 days if had a fight. Plus since last 7-10days itsbunder mange (scabies) treatment how do i confirm its the scars due to fight and not out of control Mange

  31. @christiansgrandma6812 on October 25, 2024 at 4:46 pm

    Cat got hurt during evaluation. No vets available. Purchased sone cleaning solution and a cone.

  32. @Raxor_ur-mom on October 25, 2024 at 4:47 pm

    And I think she has a big room or from other kind of animal

  33. @Lev7yana on October 25, 2024 at 4:47 pm
  34. @fanboy5520 on October 25, 2024 at 4:47 pm

    My grandpa cut my cat and he needs stitching. PLEASE HELP VETS ARE CLOSED I NEED HELP IM CRYING

  35. @urlocaltrashcan2034 on October 25, 2024 at 4:48 pm

    ATTENTION! PLEASE READ THIS AND REPLY

    Guys, My cat got into a fight and it has a wound on the back of its neck and under its jaw. My cat is only 2 months old and I dont know what to do. It cant move and its mother is making sm angry noises whenever the mother is with my cat. My fam cant afford to go to a vet. Please tell me a solution

  36. @arandomballofmoss8690 on October 25, 2024 at 4:50 pm

    Thank you so much for this, my cat has a minor wound on her neck and we can’t take her to the vet right now, this was very helpful

  37. @dfrazier1 on October 25, 2024 at 4:51 pm

    The cat that claimed us is wild and would never go along with any of this. He just lost 1/4 of the skin over his left eye most likely from a coyote attack.

  38. @lilmamagc on October 25, 2024 at 4:53 pm

    my cat cut his lip 😭😭😭 its like all crusty now

  39. @phdyoutubedegree1939 on October 25, 2024 at 4:56 pm

    After your vet has done everything possible to raise the bill. They will give you a cat antiseptic meds. lol jk. it would all depend on the wound.

  40. @ghettocountry8678 on October 25, 2024 at 4:57 pm

    my cat is about to die for using blu kote highly toxic to cats if the lick it, very dangerous stuff. please do not use blu kote. A pharmacist recommend it and he licked it twice and he’s about to die on me hasn’t ate in four days and i can barely get him to drink. vet bill outrageous over 869 bucks for a minor ringworm incident with bad recommendations that are about to kill my cat. please do not recommend blu kote for anyone highly toxic to animals. especially cats…

  41. @lukeheaslip5796 on October 25, 2024 at 4:59 pm

    Cats are cats man there impossible to help

  42. @wabacake9937 on October 25, 2024 at 4:59 pm

    My cat has a cut on her tail and it looks kinda deep! My dad isn’t home and I don’t know what to do I’m crying what do I do

  43. @sat39b on October 25, 2024 at 5:00 pm

    Not helpful

  44. @samuelhernandez3948 on October 25, 2024 at 5:02 pm

    The bloody sore is on her lip. Over taking whiskers. I’m gona have to remover her tongue.

  45. @spokster1286 on October 25, 2024 at 5:03 pm

    I came back home after school and the cats laying down I come to pet her and see a huge cut on her leg my grandma told me the cat injured herself by going in the window (sometimes my grandma lets her out and the cat comes back in thru the window) and I hope my cat is ok it’s not bleeding or anything my cat is also pregnant so I hope this doesn’t hurt her babies

  46. @PushpaAdhikari-wi7uz on October 25, 2024 at 5:05 pm

    Miss ,iam Pushpa and I want to question that it is good to take b-tex cream in the wounds of cat?

  47. @trevorfernandes8345 on October 25, 2024 at 5:05 pm

    Can I use iodine mixed with water to lean my cat wound. Please advice.

  48. @PushpaAdhikari-wi7uz on October 25, 2024 at 5:07 pm

    My name is Pushpa. Is it good to put b-tex cream?

  49. @Raxor_ur-mom on October 25, 2024 at 5:07 pm

    Abandoned cat had been wounded by a my animal that I don’t know what it’s called cuz I never song 🙁

  50. @Raxor_ur-mom on October 25, 2024 at 5:11 pm

    I should have watched her but I couldn t 🙁

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