Cat had cyst burst now his skin and fur seem to be coming off of the area where it was.and seems to be getting larger has anyone ever seen anything like this. he is eating and drinking i have given him antibiotics and washed it with peroxide and water
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Are you sure it was a cyst? Sounds like an abscess that popped. After that happens the fur and the skin in that area will come off. I have a cat that had abscess burst and left a hole about the size of a nickel in his skin. Sounds like it's time for a vet visit. The cleansing with peroxide water is a good start. The main thing is to watch that the infection doesn't spread and cause your cat to become seriously ill.
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Our cat had a cyst, probably a sebaceous cyst. She had it for about nine months and then it started to open up on occasion. There would be a mix of clear fluid with a little blood at times. It would close back up for a while and open again. Our cat didn't have any significant hair loss. If it's draining a whitish pus that is a sign of infection - but ours wasn't infected. However, after a month or so we decided to get it removed as with the open sore area it would be too easy to get infected. The vet wasn't worried but thought it wise to remove it when small as large cysts are messier to get out (bigger and deeper root area) and close up (more then just a simple pulling together the skin.
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I've taken care of a few abcesses over the years...i've shaved the area and cut it opened to drain it and then worked to keep it open for several days so it can continue to drain...if things aren't getting better within 3-4 days, i get antibiotics from the vet.
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My cat has a cyst on the back of her neck and no hair has fallen out no fever and she is eating well. The cause of course was fighting with another cat. I was wondering if this will eventually burst and heal with my help? What can I do?
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I see this is an old question. How did it turn out? It wasn't a wolf (botfly larva) was it? They can kill a cat. You can tell, because if you look in the wound, there will be a little white grub wiggling around in there.
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I'd take the cat to the vet. The old fashioned cure was to clean fight wounds with hydrogen peroxide. It will boil down into the wound and clean it pretty deeply. The problem is there can be many complications or it could have another problem that cropped up coincidentally at the same time. First, cat bites can spread diseases like Feline Leukemia, rabies, and FIV. Cat claws can spread some nasty infections. And it could be a wolf that coincidentally came up at the same time. This is the time of year for them and they typically come out on the neck. This is a botfly larvae, and they can kill a cat, particularly if it is young and small. Save yourself some grief and take it to the vet.
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Unless you took a rectal reading, and are aware of the normal temp range for a cat, you cannot tell whether there is a fever present. You could lance it yourself, but then you open the wound to infections of all sorts, which leads to systemic damage, then organ failure, then death. If you can afford a trip to the vet I highly recommend it. I'm sorry about your kitty :( I hope he feels better really soon.
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Just today I took my cat to vet and it turned out to be just what you described. They had to cut away a lot of dead tissue so that it will heal properly. It looks just awful and he has to wear a cone, which he does not like, but I am so glad that I got it looked at. You should take your cat to a vet.
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