On Friday, I was picking a mat out of my cat's neck ruff, when he decided he had enough and pulled away. I was still holding on and he let out a MROW! Later I discovered that he had a flap of skin hanging! There was no blood, but I could see his flesh. If you've ever seen a rabbit skinned you'll know what I'm talking about. I don't understand how this happened, but there you go. He didn't seem to be in any pain; he wasn't hiding or not wanting his neck touched.
Anyway, I took him to the vet the next morning, and they stitched him up. He seemed back to his old self instantly. But then, Saturday evening, I looked at his stitches, and one had opened!
It looked like this
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Okay, that doesn't look good, but it's just one stitch, right?
Well apparently they started to itch, and Mao rubbed his neck up against the corner of a cabinet, and ripped out the rest.
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Ouch! The vet isn't open until tomorrow, but can anyone tell me what I should do until then?
Anyway, I took him to the vet the next morning, and they stitched him up. He seemed back to his old self instantly. But then, Saturday evening, I looked at his stitches, and one had opened!
It looked like this
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Okay, that doesn't look good, but it's just one stitch, right?
Well apparently they started to itch, and Mao rubbed his neck up against the corner of a cabinet, and ripped out the rest.
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Ouch! The vet isn't open until tomorrow, but can anyone tell me what I should do until then?
I can take him at 8 am when they open. I put the bandage on him but he wiggled out of it. I'm going to see if I can use something else to make a sort of halter top that he can't get out of. If this doesn't work I'll stay up with him to make sure he doesn't get into any more trouble.
