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A week or so I noticed that one of the cats that hang around my house had a wound on his leg, so I took him to the vets and they said it was an abscess most likely caused by being bitten. They shaved the area around the abscess and put him on some antibiotics and pain meds.
A few days later I noticed another abscess. This time it was over a joint, which caused him to hop around on three legs (I did take him to the vet again and they put him on a different antibiotic and more pain meds, saying it could take a while to heal due to the location).
Since then I've noticed some more abscesses. They've all being on his hind legs. Both times he was at the vets he had a low (101 something I think) fever. He tested negative for feline Leukemia and FIV. He's been good about taking his medicine but he has missed a couple of times here and there.
I don't want to take him to the vets for nothing (though I will, of course, if I need to) so I was wondering what I should look out for in making sure he's healing properly? The vets mentioned that if the wounds close up too soon they'd likely need to be re-opened...Also is there anything else I should be doing (cleaning them, etc.)?
Thanks.
A few days later I noticed another abscess. This time it was over a joint, which caused him to hop around on three legs (I did take him to the vet again and they put him on a different antibiotic and more pain meds, saying it could take a while to heal due to the location).
Since then I've noticed some more abscesses. They've all being on his hind legs. Both times he was at the vets he had a low (101 something I think) fever. He tested negative for feline Leukemia and FIV. He's been good about taking his medicine but he has missed a couple of times here and there.
I don't want to take him to the vets for nothing (though I will, of course, if I need to) so I was wondering what I should look out for in making sure he's healing properly? The vets mentioned that if the wounds close up too soon they'd likely need to be re-opened...Also is there anything else I should be doing (cleaning them, etc.)?
Thanks.