Open wound- cause??

Cookiejar · 12-19-2012, 02:28 AM

I just noticed a wound one one of my cats. this is the one that goes outdoors beyond my backyard. It's at the base of his tail and the wound is about a 3/8" diameter circle that's open and goes somewhat deeper than the skin level as I can see a small hole inside him. Does anyone know what may have causd this, specifically if it looks like a Bee-bee gun wound?
He functions ok as far as playing with things and moving around but I did iodine rinse and neosporine in the wound area. I think i'm looking at a trip to the vet tomorrow as I think it's too big to heal ok on it's own.

Cookiejar · 12-19-2012, 02:39 AM

forgot to post pic:

<a href="http://s129.beta.photobucket.com/user/bjautz/media/tigerwound2_zps1365bbd0.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p204/bjautz/tigerwound2_zps1365bbd0.jpg" border="0" alt="Tiger- wound"/></a>

Cookiejar · 12-19-2012, 02:41 AM

spirite · 12-19-2012, 03:06 AM

Ouch! I don't know if it was a BB gun that caused it, but I really hope not! The stray that I take care of ended up with a similar wound in the same exact place - base of the tail - last summer, though if I remember, it was more of a gash than a hole. He seemed fine otherwise, so I kept an eye on him. After a couple of days, he started licking furiously, so I knew it was starting to heal. I never figured out what it was. It was too deep to be from a fight with another cat. I thought he might have tried to slink under a metal fence and gotten cut maybe. But it did heal completely, and he's absolutely fine. I hope it's the same for your kitty.

Arianwen · 12-19-2012, 03:39 AM

Very nasty - could it be ulceration of some sort? Let us know what the vet says.

my5kitties · 12-19-2012, 04:47 AM

I'm thinking bot fly. A while ago, we had a member whose cat had a wound that looked very similar to that and it turned out to be a bot fly. *shudder*

**doodlebug** · 12-19-2012, 06:28 AM

My first thought was bot fly too.

catloverami · 12-20-2012, 12:15 AM

This looks and sound like a cuterebra, or bot fly lesion. Take your cat to the vet to have the larva removed; this is not a do it yourself procedure!

Read this: Merck Veterinary Manual

hoofmaiden · 12-20-2012, 11:09 AM

Could be cuterebra, or could be an abscess from a bite wound. Outdoor cats are susceptible to both. Either way, he needs a vet ASAP--abscesses in cats can be quite severe, regardless of cause, and usually need to be debrided and the cat put on antibiotics.

Arianwen · 12-20-2012, 12:42 PM

This is genuinely seeking clarification. We have bott flies around here - I even have a special bott knife for removing them from horses' coats - but they don't normally cause a problem with cats. Are they the same species?

12-19-2012, 02:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
Cookiejar Kitten Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 9	Open wound- cause?? I just noticed a wound one one of my cats. this is the one that goes outdoors beyond my backyard. It's at the base of his tail and the wound is about a 3/8" diameter circle that's open and goes somewhat deeper than the skin level as I can see a small hole inside him. Does anyone know what may have causd this, specifically if it looks like a Bee-bee gun wound? He functions ok as far as playing with things and moving around but I did iodine rinse and neosporine in the wound area. I think i'm looking at a trip to the vet tomorrow as I think it's too big to heal ok on it's own.

12-19-2012, 04:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
my5kitties Premier Cat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Montclair, CA, USA Posts: 4,795	I'm thinking bot fly. A while ago, we had a member whose cat had a wound that looked very similar to that and it turned out to be a bot fly. shudder __________________ ---------- Renée

12-19-2012, 06:28 AM	#7 (permalink)
doodlebug Super Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 19,001	My first thought was bot fly too. __________________ And their companion, Jake, the dog. Onyx, Callie May & Maggie forever in my heart.

12-20-2012, 12:15 AM	#8 (permalink)
catloverami Cat Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cobourg, Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,137	This looks and sound like a cuterebra, or bot fly lesion. Take your cat to the vet to have the larva removed; this is not a do it yourself procedure! Read this: Merck Veterinary Manual __________________ "There are no ordinary cats." "Time spent with a cat is never wasted." ~ Colette "A loving cat can mend a wounded heart." ~ Unknown Author

12-20-2012, 11:09 AM	#9 (permalink)
hoofmaiden Premier Cat Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Tennessee Posts: 4,110	Could be cuterebra, or could be an abscess from a bite wound. Outdoor cats are susceptible to both. Either way, he needs a vet ASAP--abscesses in cats can be quite severe, regardless of cause, and usually need to be debrided and the cat put on antibiotics. __________________ Elizabeth and Calvin (brown tabby DSH); Conrad (B&W DSH); Erik (W&B DSH); and Jonah (blue tabby DSH)

12-19-2012, 02:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
Cookiejar Kitten Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 9	forgot to post pic: <a href="http://s129.beta.photobucket.com/user/bjautz/media/tigerwound2_zps1365bbd0.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p204/bjautz/tigerwound2_zps1365bbd0.jpg" border="0" alt="Tiger- wound"/></a>

12-19-2012, 02:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
Cookiejar Kitten Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 9

12-19-2012, 03:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
spirite Cool Cat Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Roanoke, Va Posts: 1,198	Ouch! I don't know if it was a BB gun that caused it, but I really hope not! The stray that I take care of ended up with a similar wound in the same exact place - base of the tail - last summer, though if I remember, it was more of a gash than a hole. He seemed fine otherwise, so I kept an eye on him. After a couple of days, he started licking furiously, so I knew it was starting to heal. I never figured out what it was. It was too deep to be from a fight with another cat. I thought he might have tried to slink under a metal fence and gotten cut maybe. But it did heal completely, and he's absolutely fine. I hope it's the same for your kitty.

12-19-2012, 03:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
Arianwen Cat Addict Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South Wales, UK Posts: 1,581	Very nasty - could it be ulceration of some sort? Let us know what the vet says.

12-20-2012, 12:42 PM	#10 (permalink)
Arianwen Cat Addict Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South Wales, UK Posts: 1,581	This is genuinely seeking clarification. We have bott flies around here - I even have a special bott knife for removing them from horses' coats - but they don't normally cause a problem with cats. Are they the same species?

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