One of my cats got out a few months ago and came home with a huge wound an her side (a long straight cut down her side). We took her to the vet, where she was stitched up (including a drain), given antibiotics, and sent home. She seemed out of it, but we were told that the anesthesia would do that. When we took her in to have the drain removed, she was still "not herself". Again, it was assumed that healing was just taking a bit out of her.
Her wound was not healing at the rate it should, and after several check ups, she was kept at the vet for observation. It appears that she had some sort of infection that was preventing her from healing, and causing new little "wounds" to appear. After spending a MONTH at the vet, they sent her home with some antibiotics (Clamavox and something else) and we were told that she was finally doing fine, and to continue the antibiotics until they ran out. She had been doing ok, eating and drinking fine, but she wasn't gaining any weight back (she weighed 7 lbs by the time we got her back from the vet). After about two weeks of being off the antibiotics, I noticed the "wounds" had started to reappear. Evidently, whatever this infection was, it was not killed off.
So, today, she is back at the vet. They want to perform surgery to remove the necrotic tissue, and put her on more antibiotics.
Has ANYONE seen anything like this before? She is now just over 5 pounds despite eating regularly, and I would hate to have her stuck at the vet for another month (not to mention the bills associated with all of this) if they are just going to do the same thing over again and end up with a sad, sick cat in the end.
All help is appreciated....
~Sad Owner
Her wound was not healing at the rate it should, and after several check ups, she was kept at the vet for observation. It appears that she had some sort of infection that was preventing her from healing, and causing new little "wounds" to appear. After spending a MONTH at the vet, they sent her home with some antibiotics (Clamavox and something else) and we were told that she was finally doing fine, and to continue the antibiotics until they ran out. She had been doing ok, eating and drinking fine, but she wasn't gaining any weight back (she weighed 7 lbs by the time we got her back from the vet). After about two weeks of being off the antibiotics, I noticed the "wounds" had started to reappear. Evidently, whatever this infection was, it was not killed off.
So, today, she is back at the vet. They want to perform surgery to remove the necrotic tissue, and put her on more antibiotics.
Has ANYONE seen anything like this before? She is now just over 5 pounds despite eating regularly, and I would hate to have her stuck at the vet for another month (not to mention the bills associated with all of this) if they are just going to do the same thing over again and end up with a sad, sick cat in the end.
All help is appreciated....
~Sad Owner