Cat has an open wound near her tail with a puncture. What should I do?

This looks like is may be a bite wound abscess that ruptured. Ideally, it should be addressed by your veterinarian. Surgery may be indicated to clean and flush the wound. Antibiotics and pain medication may also be indicated. Place an e-collar (cone) on him to prevent licking until he sees the doctor. You may need to confine him indoors until he is healed.

Poor Cookie! I would have her seen by a vet for this wound. It sounds like from her behavior that it could be painful, and there's nothing you can give her at home for the pain. Many human pain medications are toxic to dogs and can be fatal if given. If she was bitten by that cat, the wound could easily become infected and she needs antibiotic to prevent infection from occurring. The vet can prescribe these as well. Take Cookie into a vet as soon as possible to have this wound treated so it can heal. In the meantime, you can clean the area with warm water and antiseptic soap.

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! I'm sorry to hear Sky has been having issues with her tail. It does appear that she has a wound on her tail, either from the original injury or from something unrelated. It is difficult to tell from the picture whether or not the wound is extensive enough to need stitches, but it may need antibiotics to help prevent infection. I would recommend she be re-evaluated by her veterinarian to assess the severity of the wound, and if further treatment and/or antibiotics may be needed for it to heal. Good luck!

It looks like Izzy has an abscess. In that location it is usually due to a bite from another cat. It is actually good that it burst open. It may heal now if you keep it clean (1:10 dilution of Betadine solution to water) and apply Neosporin ointment to it. However, often times once it seals closed the infection will return. More often that not cats need antibiotics to get these to heal completely. So, my suggestion would be to get her to your vet for an exam and some antibiotics. If you want to try to keep it clean and treat it at home you can try that but if it appears to heal and then comes back she will need to see your vet. Hope this helps. Best wishes!

Hello, thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. It appears Precious may have sustained an abscess, probably from a fight with another cat. The abscess ruptured, & Precious has been licking the area to keep it clean. Her sandpaper tongue can actually cause more trauma to the area. You can clean the area with a little warm water & a disinfectant such as Betadine, & you may need to put an elizabethean collar on her to stop the licking. These type wounds do not always need antibiotics, but it would not be a bad idea to let your vet have a look at it just to make sure . Hope she well very soon.

I would recommend a vet visit for Tammy, given the location of this wound she will likely need some anabiotic's to prevent infection. Depending on if it appears to be a bite wound when the vet examined her they may recommend pestering her rabies vaccine as well. Good luck and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach

It sounds like Bella may have a cat bite wound on or near her tail. These wounds tend to get infected and develop an abscess, so you will need to monitor this and as soon as you notice a swelling or pain , you will need to take her to a veterinarian for an exam and antibiotic medication. Since the big hole shows internal structures it would be better to see a veterinarian now.