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My cat has a hole on its leg and keeps licking it. Is it an insect?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Bombay | Male | unneutered | 1 year and 2 months old | 11.023 lbs

Hello !!! I have found an wound on my cat's right leg !!! It was a hole and it didn't bleed first later i have cleaned it and applied some soframycin ointment !!! But my pet is licking it so i went to a vet by taking a pic of that wound he considered me a spray !!! But i want to know what it was happened to my pet!!! It that any insect coming out from that? I was too much worried !!! But my cat's hungry was normal it was eating as usual

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on July 12th, 2019

Ok. I'm not 100% sure I know what you are asking so I hope I can help you.
1. This looks like a wound as you stated. There is no way for me to tell you how it happened.
2. I do not see any worm(s) coming out but that is actually not unheard of. I don't know if you have cuterebra in your country but we get them in the US. It does not, however, look like a cuterebra infection.
3. I think the Soframycin you were using was fine. I cannot read the name of the spray that was recommended to you so I can't really comment on it. If your vet recommended the spray then you are better off using that.
4. If your cat wants to lick you need to stop him by using a "cone" collar. If he continues to lick it, it will not heal no matter what use on it. If you cannot get one that is already made, you can easily make one at home by watching some YouTube videos.

( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1A5tzFwRqk )

5. If you get him neutered he will be less likely to get into fights which may have caused his wound. I suggest you get him neutered.

Hope this helps. Best wishes.

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