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(I would include a picture if I could but don't remember how....)
My Sisters cat Sulvek was nipped by one of our dogs back in November. He yanked out some hair and it was raw. It's on her back hip and we struggled to keep her from licking at it for months. Sprays, lotions, didn't matter, she'd lick it off. (Even the stuff thats suppose to keep her from licking!) We can't bandage it because of its awkward location. (We tried though...) and putting a tee-shirt or baby pants over her tail end results in her not able to use the litter box. (If she goes to the bathroom ANYWHERE in the house the dogs will start territory marking and asserting their dominance over her) but if we leave a 'bathroom hole' she'll wiggle around until she can lick the spot.
There is no apparent signs of infections, and this cat will lick until she leaves groove marks from her tongue and it's bleeding. The fur around the wound is noticeably short from the over grooming of the area.
We broke down and got a hard E-Collar, and within a week it looked SO much better. We have been putting a dab of Vitamin E on the wound as well to help with the healing process. She's had it almost a month now and another problem has recently came up. She's figured out how to lick the spot WITH the E-Collar on!
My sister is terrified of taking Sulvek to the vets. (She lost 2 rats to an infection they were suppose to be getting treatment for. So now she's a little more than leery of vets.) I've tried convincing her to at least go in and get it looked at but at this point I'm not even sure what a vet can do.
Any advice on my next step? I'm at a loss...
My Sisters cat Sulvek was nipped by one of our dogs back in November. He yanked out some hair and it was raw. It's on her back hip and we struggled to keep her from licking at it for months. Sprays, lotions, didn't matter, she'd lick it off. (Even the stuff thats suppose to keep her from licking!) We can't bandage it because of its awkward location. (We tried though...) and putting a tee-shirt or baby pants over her tail end results in her not able to use the litter box. (If she goes to the bathroom ANYWHERE in the house the dogs will start territory marking and asserting their dominance over her) but if we leave a 'bathroom hole' she'll wiggle around until she can lick the spot.
There is no apparent signs of infections, and this cat will lick until she leaves groove marks from her tongue and it's bleeding. The fur around the wound is noticeably short from the over grooming of the area.
We broke down and got a hard E-Collar, and within a week it looked SO much better. We have been putting a dab of Vitamin E on the wound as well to help with the healing process. She's had it almost a month now and another problem has recently came up. She's figured out how to lick the spot WITH the E-Collar on!
My sister is terrified of taking Sulvek to the vets. (She lost 2 rats to an infection they were suppose to be getting treatment for. So now she's a little more than leery of vets.) I've tried convincing her to at least go in and get it looked at but at this point I'm not even sure what a vet can do.
Any advice on my next step? I'm at a loss...