Puff has a HUGE abcess on her ear! *PICS* post 16!

[Catlady711]

How's Puff doing?

[kt_luvs_kitties]

Just got home! I was there FOREVER! My vet did not get in until 2:30 today. I got to see her at 4.

Puff has an abcess. From what it looked like, it was 3 cat bites, and one went completely through. I am SO angry at Kohl.. I know it was him, he always is mean and bites her ears, this time he just went too far.

She is home and resting, her ear was shaved. She is on a anti-inflammatory/pain killer twice daily, and on clavamox 2 times a day also.

By time I got there, it had burst, and blood was all over me, the carrier, Puff and the car. You ought to have seen the looks people were giving me, like I hurt her or something

Anyways, I have cream to put on it too, because the Dr. said it might have damaged the tissue, and if that is the case, she would need surgery, but that is unlikely, she thinks. She lost one pound since the last visit(10 months ago) and her temp was high (104.9).... Because of infection. BUT she does feel not so hot/feverish now.

Thank you all SO much for the prayers and well wishes! I will try to get pictures of her later, now that she does not look so gruesome

[Moesha]

That poor baby. Abcesses are evil! Aroara sends her regards. Hope she heals well and quickly.

[kt_luvs_kitties]

Here are a few pictures when we got home and she got cleaned up a bit! Her sissy Hannah is staying with her in the spare room for the night(the only room in the house that is a no cat zone ). I do not want another incident anytime soon!
It is looking better already... I am so glad she seems to be relieved now.

[catfancier]

This is a classic pic:


It looks like Hannah is thinking, "Man, that's a big ouchie - better you than me sis! I'll look after you and make you feel better "

Glad that Puff is feeling better now

[Emeraldgreen]

Wow! Poor Puff! I'm sure she must feel better already though now that the abscess has drained and the pressure is relieved.
Both Puff and Hannah are so beautiful! Hannah looks like she is being very supportive.

[kt_luvs_kitties]

Thank you all. And please dont think that I neglected her in any way. When I noticed it (I do nightly checks on every cat, because I am neurotic!) it was tiny, just like a half of a marble. It did not get BAD until yesterday, and her appointment was already scheduled. The E vet would not see her without a credit card. It got bad, literally overnight. Poor little baby.

And Hannah and Puff have NEVER been apart, even for 5 minutes. They are birth sisters from a feral/stray cat... They were fixed beside each other, and then I placed them in a cage together snuggled up. They do everything together. I dont know what one would do without the other. I even take both cats to the vet together, for support It really seems to help!

Thank you all for the prayers, well wishes, and for caring about Puff. She thanks you as well! Kt and Puff