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Gentlest way to allow abscess on tiny kitten to drain?
I am fostering tiny newborn kitten for a friend who found a litter of four. He is half the size of the others (he is 4 oz.) and about 18 days old. I decided to take him in when the others started suckling on him and he ended up with some abscesses. The local Animal Welfare League vet drained the abscesses and gave me some antibiotics, but one keeps filling with pus and I have to hold a warm cloth to it and to draw it out. I hate putting him through the trauma, so I was wondering if anyone else has had experience with this kind of the thing.
I am happy to say he has doubled his formula intake and although the AWL vet did not have high hopes of him making it, he is now gaining weight and crawling around. He is very sweet and I want to make things as easy for him as possible.
Wow. There are some good answers. I knew the pet people would be quick to help. I am going to call around Monday and see if any vets will be kind enough to do a courtesy visit.
I can't put him in the care of a vet. I am nursing him with a syringe every 3-4 hours. No vet is going to mess with that. I am the only chance he has. Also, I can't afford to invest a ton of money. I have 5 other cats and dogs, two children and a husband that are expensive enough as it is. I can probably manage to pay for one or two regluar vet visits.
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Here's an odd answer for you that would really only work if your kitten is okay with dogs and since he's so little it might work out. I had a cat (grown) that had a very bad abscess on his shoulder. We tried everything to get it to heal including frequent, and expensive, vet visits culminating in her putting in a drain tube. Nothing worked permanently until we happened to get a puppy. We'd had dogs before so our cat wasn't afraid of her. She would lick the wound for him. He didn't seem to mind the process at all, in fact he would actually seek her out in order for her to do this. With her daily care the abscess healed and never came back. If you know a gentle cat loving dog you might give this a try. Good luck and best wishes for your sweet little one.
- wifillyLv 41 decade ago
Gosh, the little guy really should be under a vet's care/observation until the infection clears up. He could have a secondary infection going on in that one abcess that is resistant to his current meds. It's good he is progressing even if slowly! Seems vet could provide small, temp. drain/stent to allow continual drainage held in place with a small stitch or two....check w/ vet and see. Other than that, what you are doing seems to be appropriate.
Source(s): vet tech - LaurieLv 71 decade ago
That is what you need to do, to keep it draining. If this one isn't healing like it should perhaps you should call the vet back. He might want to insert a drain tube. Good luck. You are doing an excellent service by helping these kittens.
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- cari berryLv 61 decade ago
well since i read your long question, I'm going to put my 2 cents in. as a cat lover, i suggest you take the kitten back to the vet and let them drain it. i think its better that way, also it will decrees any chance of infection. you know what i mean? i don't want the poor thing dieing on you.
- RumRunnersLv 71 decade ago
I did the same for a kitten I found. to make it less tramatic I would hold her in my lap with the warm cloth and pet her and talk to her and the warmth would put her to sleep
- 1 decade ago
Keep bathing it with something like TCP,but you must do it several times a day as the cat will like it off.
