My cat has an abscess in his foot and the vet wants to keep him in for a 3rd night?

ask the vet why does he need to stay another night. If he is eating,drinking, pooping,no fever, no IV then ask why you can not make up a crate at home in a nice quiet room and let him recover at home where he will be much happier. I see no real reason that the cat could not come home if the vitals are good. Then find another vet asap. Once you have lost faith it is time to move on.Right now at work I have cat that has a REALLY bad abcess from a dog bite. I took it to the vets Monday and the vet drained the sore and I took the cat back to the shelter .This cat is in bad shape. Granted I work for a shelter but I asked the vet if the cat needed to stay with him and the vet told me what I told you if all vitals look godd then no reason for him to keep the cat.

Non draining lesions could be allowed to mature, which will properly be stronger via conserving it moist with heat water and salt. this could sort a summit on the abscess and after twenty-4 hours it particularly is going to open and launch green puss mixed with blood. If it would not open, then your Vet will open and drain the abscess and prescribe antibiotics to do away with the an infection. An untreated abscess can convey approximately blood poisoning. right this is a nutritional supplementations for cats with fever and painful swollen abscess: ¼ Tsp parsley ½ Tsp uncooked liver further to nutrition a million clove or pill of garlic diet C – 250 mg (powder) thrice each and on a daily basis for 3 days i'm hoping this enables slightly till now you get to circulate to the Vet.

I understand what you are saying about the insurance..i have it also and think like you are.

If you had one bad experience with this vet and you are in ANY way uncomfortable..take your cat and go. It is not something that is life threatening that you can't go take the cat to a different vet for another opinion.

Sometimes cats do better at home then they do in the vets offfice because of the stress factor.

My cat had a horrible abscess on her tail..very deep ..painful and infected badly.. My vet cleaned it..drained it and sent my cat home within an hour with an antibiotic shot and antibiotics. Not sure why a vet would keep a cat for 3 days...doesn't make sense.

i would go with my instinct and take my cat home.

There doesn't seem to be a valid reason for your cat to be staying there. It sounds like a bad experience for him. Once the vet has cleaned the abscess, the cat should be able to come home and be cared for there. Unless perhaps it has some fever or serious infection, in which case the vet should tell you.

Ask your vet why he feels the cat needs to stay!! If he doesn't have what sounds like a valid reason, take your cat home!

Well you can take your cat to another vet for second opinion but also accept your vet has more qualifications than you do on animal treatment and vets just like doctors cannot get it 100% all the time.

As the owner, it is your right to determine what is best for your cat. You need to consult another veterinarian about your cat's condition without referring to the current veterinarian's advice on keeping the cat boarded. You should trust your gut feelings about what is going on with your cat and if you suspect anything that is not in the cat's best interest, take your cat directly to another veterinarian or an animal hospital for observation and a second opinion as you would do for any child of yours.

Best wishes to you and your cat.