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I tend to not judge on how a cat reacts to messing with something on if it is painful.

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Its usually a reddish area with a squishy lump under the skin at first, then as the infection grows and gets closer to the surface a head forms or it just opens up from the pressure, varies greatly. I have had cats with no visible scab or scar form an abscess because it took a little while for the bacteria to multiply since it was so small.

The bacteria multiplies causing the abscess to form. A lot of times, the wound is already healed over because it forms when the wound heals with bacteria still under the skin.

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Plus if it does turn out to be something else, your vet would be able to advise you on how to handle it.ĭo you have a photo of it? I usually take daily photos of injuries so I can compare progress over several days and it helps my vet in making a diagnosis.Ĭlick to expand.Abscesses can be caused by any sort of a cut or scratch, even from bumping into something indoors like a nail from a piece of furniture or even your cats own claws when scratching.Even his chin acne could lead to an abscess if a spot closed over and trapped bacteria. While it probably is some sort of abscess from your description and my personal experiences they can be hard to heal or lead to complications if not treated swiftly and aggressively with a proper clean out and antibiotics from your vet. But, I don't like treating it at home without a vet taking a look personally. If it is an abscess, the biggest thing it to allow it to drain by cleaning the area and holding a warm damp cloth against it until there is no more signs of puss for at least 48 hours (gently removing the scab as needed) then allow it to close and heal. If it does open, clean the area with a warm damp cloth and apply a very thin layer of (non-medicated) original neosporian to reduce chances of an infection. If you can't see a vet soon, I would just hold a warm compress against it to see if you can encourage it to either release whatever liquid is causing it or reduce the swelling until then.

Your vet will likely do a prick test to see which it is and proceed from there (never prick test at home as you can just make it worse). When in doubt, I recommend the vet to check it out. It's possibly an abscess but the location could also be something with a lymph node.

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