my cat has an abscess that opened up and i'm wondering what else i can do to help it heal cleanly. he's on antiobiotics and the vet said to put a warm compress on it every day, but should i be cleaning it out with peroxide, etc? anybody have any tips for keeping such wounds clean?
the thing is, this appears to be the same abcess he had a few months ago (the result of overactive playfighting with his sister). that was far worse than this, but this one is in the same place, so the vet says it could have healed up with infection still inside and festered out again. yuk.
anyway, the abscess is a big open sore on his side and i want to make sure this doesn't happen again. the vet also said he could suture it up but would that guarantee the bacteria wouldn't still be inside?
the thing is, this appears to be the same abcess he had a few months ago (the result of overactive playfighting with his sister). that was far worse than this, but this one is in the same place, so the vet says it could have healed up with infection still inside and festered out again. yuk.
anyway, the abscess is a big open sore on his side and i want to make sure this doesn't happen again. the vet also said he could suture it up but would that guarantee the bacteria wouldn't still be inside?