My cat's got a hole in her neck! * WARNING *. Graphic photos.

Try getting doggies shoes that is soft and try a honey wrape on that i seen vets do it before on enbedded collars on dogs and cats and it does wonders

I think your best bet would be to loosely cover the wound itself, rather than her paws. I had a cat, that has since passed on, that had horrible allergies to soy, if he had just a bite of bread, within hours he'd tear the fur and skin off his neck until it bled.No matter how careful I was, he would sneak a bite of something forbidden every so often. I used to take an old loose cotton sock, cut off the foot, and use the sleeve over his neck as a guard/scarf. It kept him from digging and ripping until the skin healed. I did have several on hand for him as I had to change them daily. I do think the vetrycin will work great on this wound of hers. Please try it, perhaps a small bottle.

LotsofFur said:

What about trying the baby socks with vet wrap over them as someone suggested?

Sorry about your poor kitty.

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Cant find vet wrap around here. Is there an alternative?

nansiludie said:

I think your best bet would be to loosely cover the wound itself, rather than her paws. I had a cat, that has since passed on, that had horrible allergies to soy, if he had just a bite of bread, within hours he'd tear the fur and skin off his neck until it bled.No matter how careful I was, he would sneak a bite of something forbidden every so often. I used to take an old loose cotton sock, cut off the foot, and use the sleeve over his neck as a guard/scarf. It kept him from digging and ripping until the skin healed. I did have several on hand for him as I had to change them daily. I do think the vetrycin will work great on this wound of hers. Please try it, perhaps a small bottle.

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Tried that. Covering the wound is just useless, she'll get it off. I need to find a way to stop her from using her tool to get it off cz its one very effective, very powerful tool with a very determined operator

What about using Coban to hold  the baby socks on her feet.   Coban is the stuff they use now that sticks to itself but is not sticky.  If you give blood they wrap it around your elbow.  It's found at Walgreens or any drugstore.  Not sure what name it's sold under.   And I would probably double up on the socks.  Guess you didn't want to try the soft paws? 

As far as trying to cover the wound, they also make stretchy sock type things that are VERY tight, so you buy them in different sizes, and you cut holes in them for legs, etc.  We used them on our cat when he had his stomach tube in.  I think this works the same was as a sock, only you need it to be long enough that he can't get under it.  This might be a problem, though, based on the location on his neck,since it's pretty far up towards his head.  This stype of thing I am talking about is thin, though, so is breathable for healing purposes.  Medical supply places would sell them.  You could cut it long enough that it goes from his neck all the way to his back legs. 

OR, you might need to have him shaved even more, and actually apply a bandage to the good skin surrounding the wound.  My dad recently had a very deep open wound similar to that on his arm.  They could not stitch it up because there wasn't enough skin to stitch.  They had us apply a silver nitrite cream to it, then cover it with a non-stick pad, than wrap it with gauze and tape the gauze since Dad's skin tears very easily (he's 91).  After several weeks of doing that, then Home Health started applying some new type bandage that was like self sticking saran wrap (only on the edges) that was to heal it from the bottom up. 

You can use Johnson and Johnson Hurt-Free wrap, its sold at walmart and walgreens, it is exactly like Vet Wrap only it comes in white and its latex free. It sticks to itself and not hair.It might also be referred to as athletic tape or wrap. The only worry that I have following  mrsgreenjeans advice is that if it is so tight, it might restrict circulation and also breathing, it being wrapped around her neck. You do need to be able to slip a finger under the binding, it'll do much more harm than good if it is too tight.

Duct tape is easier for you, but not for the kitty. Like you said already, one of her paws became inflamed and she was limping. I'm not meaning to sound harsh because you seem like a really dedicated pet owner but you absolutely cannot do that again.

Go to any store like Walmart, Target, any place that sells inexpensive kids clothes and get several pairs of baby socks. At the pharmacy they have medical tape called "paper tape", I use it as I have an allergy to the adhesive used in normal latex bandages and tapes. Paper tape has much less "stick" to skin or fur but it sticks wonderfully to itself - after you put the baby socks on your cat wrap the paper tape around the top of the sock. Do it snug enough to keep the sock on but not tight, and then tape it to itself, not the cat. 

My cat was attacked by a raccoon and had a very large, open, infected wound on his shoulder that felt like a wet gym sock before it burst and drained. For two weeks it was left open like your kitty and we had to wash it out and apply antibiotics several times a day. This was done so the infection could drain, you don't want new skin healing over an active infection. Once there was enough healing to justify closing it up our vet stitched him about 75% closed with a loop through the incision to keep it open and so that we could lift it up a bit to continue administering antibiotics direct to the wound, under the new skin. He eventually healed completely and lived to be 17 years old. 

At your pharmacy you can get pads that are used for burn dressings which could be put over the wound to cover it with the recommended ointment and then the leg of a sock with the toe cut off to hold it on over the cats neck. Yes, you will have to change it several times a day so plan on destroying several socks because kitty will pull them off. Nothing will stop her from digging but this will help lessen the damage she can do. I recomend the pads for burns and *not* regular gauze since regular gauze will dry to the wound and rip new tissue when you take it off. 

Keep us posted!

nansiludie said:

 
You can use Johnson and Johnson Hurt-Free wrap, its sold at walmart and walgreens, it is exactly like Vet Wrap only it comes in white and its latex free. It sticks to itself and not hair.It might also be referred to as athletic tape or wrap. The only worry that I have following  mrsgreenjeans advice is that if it is so tight, it might restrict circulation and also breathing, it being wrapped around her neck. You do need to be able to slip a finger under the binding, it'll do much more harm than good if it is too tight.

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On no...I was never intending that anything be wrapped around her neck!  The Coban I referenced was for holding on the socks, and the other tube thing  was for around her shoulders and chest, and I mentioned it can be tight, so she would need to size it correctly.  Sorry for any confusion. 

@katocy, how's she doing?  Is the abscess starting to heal up?

What about using socks and taping them with the duct tape? It wouldn't be on her fur/skin but you could make it tight enough to hold the socks on.

How's this kitty doing?  Did the wound ever heal, or at least has it started to heal up?

Does anyone know what this is has my cat been shot with a bb gun

I don't think anyone will be able to tell by a picture!

I'm so sorry this happened to your cat, a vet visit is a must. We had a cat when I was growing up that came home with a single puncture and it turned out she was attacked by a dog! Only one external puncture but extensive internal injuries! She did survive with vet care.

Keep us posted on what you find out! Best of luck.

My cat has this now and the vet says it’s caused by ear mites. He is having surgery tommorrow. There is an actual hole near his ear getting bigger every day.

annettedillon7 said:

View attachment 300298 My cat has this now and the vet says it’s caused by ear mites. He is having surgery tommorrow. There is an actual hole near his ear getting bigger every day.

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Wow! Who'd have ever thought ear mites could cause that! Glad they figured out the cause and he's having surgery to get it all "fixed".