Need advice abscess

Hi, 7 year old cat had abscess behind eye. took to vet, vet operated, drained and left a straw thing in the cats head to drain cat went psycho over the next couple of days, ripped the cone off and attacked the wound We cleaned the wound over the next few weeks and everytime the wound gets a few days of rest my cat will claw it open and make herself bleed. 4 days ago I got some wound cleaner and a cone to stop her scratching, the wound has now scabbed over with a really dark red/black scab which is rock hard to touch there is some excess fluid coming out through her eye which I am cleaning once a day Should I leave the scab alone or remove it and clean the wound again, I just don’t know thanks

Hello and I'm sorry that you and your cat are having a tricky time with this abscess and the drain.  My first big question after reading was, where is your vet in all this?  Usually after a surgery, especially where a drain has been left in place and / or things are not going to plan, they would expect to reassess / monitor the situation and change the treatment plan to adapt to the changes.  Its not uncommon for animals to self-traumatise and I  wonder if, for example, further pain relief may have been required.  My concern is that washing the outside of a cat's lump can be sore and may not necesarily address what is happening on the inside or treat any pain / underlying / secondary issues, so we expect that it's worth going back to have things assessed as they are now, in full context, with a view to coming up with a new plan.

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