1 week old kitten with open wound

[Matthewwwwwwwww]

I need some advice for on of my kittens. Mama cat gave birth to a litter of 6 last week. Everything has been great and she has been taking wonderful care of them. They are all gaining weight daily and getting larger. Upon weighing yesterday, I noticed that the runt of the litter has an open wound on its lower belly. Looks like an abscess and it is filled with white pus. I am debating if I should take the kitten into see a vet immediately or if I should try to clean the wound myself and apply vetericyn wound care. The kitten is nursing just fine and is moving around well. Feedback would be much appreciated. Thank you.

 

[IndyJones]

Please take her to a vet. Young kittens don't have the imunity of adults and she could crash quite quickly.

 

[StefanZ]

I need some advice for on of my kittens. Mama cat gave birth to a litter of 6 last week. Everything has been great and she has been taking wonderful care of them. They are all gaining weight daily and getting larger. Upon weighing yesterday, I noticed that the runt of the litter has an open wound on its lower belly. Looks like an abscess and it is filled with white pus. I am debating if I should take the kitten into see a vet immediately or if I should try to clean the wound myself and apply vetericyn wound care. The kitten is nursing just fine and is moving around well. Feedback would be much appreciated. Thank you.

As you DO have access to a vet, take the safe before the unsafe and let a vet treat the wound.

IF you hadnt, you would be willy nilly try to treat it yourself and hope for the best. Healthy kittens have often a surprising good healing meat - but whom wants to take risks??

 

[fionasmom]

I am a very dedicated Vetericyn Wound Care user for a lot of skin conditions, but I would not try to treat anything like that with it. She is too young and it appears to be an active infection.

 

[IndyJones]

Yes don't use any otc medications or salvs on a kitten this young. She is very fragile at this age.