Ok everyone, I need suggestions. My Ni ni kitty has opened a sore on her neck and keeps scratching at it. It starts to heal, but then she opens it again. My roommate suggested neosporin, which seems to help, but then she just scratches it again. It's right on her neck so I can't use a cone. I've seen booties for sale, but I feel like she'd just rip them off. Ideas? The sore is just smaller than a dime. If it hasn't improved by next week, I'm going to have to take her to the vet.
And here's a pic of her being adorable
Try using an old cotton sock with the toe cut off and pull it over her neck so she can't scratch the area. Then use Neosporin under the sock cover. It'll be her Victorian Ruffle and only has to last a week or so..
Oh she's pissed at you now! ? actually she's doing ok. Aside from looking miserable. Poor Ni ni.
Has she been stressed out? My childhood kitty was a neurotic little thing and scratched herself raw in spots, usually around her neck. We had to put her on kitty tranquilizers.
I don't think any more than normal. She had a tiny scab there from something and must have scratched it open. I'm going to try the sock trick a couple people have mentioned and see how it goes. She's tolerating it ok so far.
Silvadine - I always have some in the house for any wounds that don't want to quite heal up
I got the container from the Vet. It's not cheap but not scary pricey either. And you use a very small amount. It seems to sooth and it's antibacterial and all of that.
I used the stuff on me post Radiation treatment for burn wounds. So I can tell you from experience it doesn't hurt.
My vet said once that cats may have a reaction to neosporin, so that could be contributing to her scratching the spot. I’m not sure what to use instead- this only came up in conversation with my vet because I lived 130 miles from the nearest vet clinic and I was stocking a first aid kit for kitties.
Cover it with sugar & wrap a bandage around it. Cut the nails she scratches the sore with.
Sugar kills bacteria and they cannot live in it. Sugar has been used as an anti-bacterial barrier for centuries.
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