facial lesions

Cat got two very red looking bold spots on his face.
What could it be? Nothing good, I presume.

It's a possibility that these are abscesses forming, and you're right, that's not good.
Sometimes abscesses occur on the face because of extremely bad dental problems.
If this were my cat, I'd get him to the vet immediately.

Good luck - I hope he'll be ok.

Originally Posted by KTLynn

It's a possibility that these are abscesses forming, and you're right, that's not good.
Sometimes abscesses occur on the face because of extremely bad dental problems.
If this were my cat, I'd get him to the vet immediately.

Good luck - I hope he'll be ok.

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He is less than a year old, I don't think he has any dental problems as of yet. The sores are on his forehead.

The vet thinks it's a bite wound. My other cat must have bitten him, but I never even seen them fight.

if you put your hand over the area without touching the spots, or the hair or the skin and you feel heat rising up get your cat to the vet PRONTO. Just because you don't see your cats fighting, does not mean they don't have spats and altercations. If it is a bite wound and it is getting ready to abscess, it gets nasty quickly and needs to be taken care of by a qualified person

Originally Posted by hissy

if you put your hand over the area without touching the spots, or the hair or the skin and you feel heat rising up get your cat to the vet PRONTO. Just because you don't see your cats fighting, does not mean they don't have spats and altercations. If it is a bite wound and it is getting ready to abscess, it gets nasty quickly and needs to be taken care of by a qualified person

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I had just taken him to the vet. That's when the vet said it's a bite wound.

Ahh okay then... Good job- I thought you had just called the vet on the phone- sorry about that

Originally Posted by hissy

Ahh okay then...

Good job- I thought you had just called the vet on the phone- sorry about that

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No, I took him. But it wasn't my regular vet, and I am not sure this one did a good job. She just looked at the lesions, she didn't shine any light on it (what if it's ringworm?), but she just said it looked like a bite wound. She didn't give me anything to put on the wound, but she gave me the tablets to give to him (antibiotic). Should I put anything on the wound? Is it o'key to put neosporin on a cat?

The pills are antibiotics and will stop it from getting infected. If she doesn't think it needs ointment, I wouldn't worry about it, unless the cat starts messing with it and breaks it open or something.

Keep on eye on your kitty. If there are any major changes (increased inflammation, open sores) I would call the vet back. My cat Spot had two abscesses. The first was on his side, and I didn't notice it until it burst. The second was on his forehead, and it took two months plus a surgery to get it to heal. If there are changes to the wounds, you might ask the vet if a warm compress will help. If they open up, saline solution can be used to wash out the area, if your vet agrees. Usually, they don't recommend topical ointments for bite wounds because the infection is below the surface of the skin, so the ointment never really reaches it. Plus, the cats love to lick it off. Basically, keep an eye on things, and check with your vet if there are any big changes.