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Could be a fungal or bacterial infection. You should take her to the vet just to be sure. Use a cone if she's scratching to prevent her from reopening her wounds. Neosporin without the pain reliever is fine to use, as is hydrocortisone to help with itching. 

Whoops, made a mistake! The vet gave her a depo-medrol/steroid shot and an injection of Convenia, which is a long-acting antibiotic. 

Just read the article and that sounds an awful lot like what Nixie experienced. I will definitely bring it up to the vet! Thanks so much for your input! :)

Hi everyone,  My one and half-year old domestic short-hair is having some major skin issues and I was hoping to get some advice.  At the end of January (the 23rd of 2015, to be exact), we noticed our precious cat, Nixie, had tiny scratches above her eyes. We gave her an organic bath, applied...