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Cat scratching face badly

Published on: November 11, 2021 • By: garygary · In Forum: Cats
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garygary
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November 11, 2021 at 09:37pm
Hi, my cat has been scratching her face badly, I'm not sure if it started with a wound from another cat that has got infected. Are there any over the counter treatments in the uk for infection that might help until I get her to the vet next week please ?
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garygary
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November 11, 2021 at 09:42pm
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Liz Buchanan BVSc MRCVS
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November 11, 2021 at 10:32pm
Hello....   I have two worries about this.  The first is that I can't see the eye.  Can you see the eye?  Is the patient holding her eye open normally?   If there is an ulcer or infection affecting the eye then a week may be too long - if this is the case, can your team see her as an emergency?  Are they able to speak on the phone /  assess the pictures or history in case? But assuming, for sake of argument, that the eye is fine and that the skin around the outside of the eye is the main problem.....   cat-scratches, whether self-inflicted or otherwise, can get badly infected.  Cats have certain bacteria living under their nails which unfortunately thrive unpleasantly when transferred to damaged skin.  Therefore waiting for a week may lead to deterioration of the area and again, it's worth talking through the signs specifically with your team in case they want to see you sooner.   There may be some topical antibacterial treatments available for skin infections in the meantime, but this site is very close to the eye so even that wouldn't be a good idea without the vets' say so. In short, cases with scratch wounds on or near the eye may benefit from being triaged, in order to ensure that the allocated appointment is appropriate.
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Liz Buchanan BVSc MRCVS
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November 12, 2021 at 08:35am
I find that using the precise words, 'Please could someone triage this case because I think it might be urgent and it might get worse in X days' can be useful.
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Liz Buchanan BVSc MRCVS
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November 12, 2021 at 09:00am
The other thing to make clear is that even if the eye doesn't appear damage, we cannot rule out eg painful pressure changes in the eye from here.
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