About a year ago, a personal friend was grieving over his dead tabby who was inflicted with wounds after figuring out in a fight with neighborhood toughies. It was a trouble sprouted from who gets to have the best garbage bins where lots of table orts or scraps are found inside. His cat named Marty was a beautiful Bombay cat but always gets the chance to leave the house. Well, maybe, he was fascinated by other cats lingering about in a garbage buffet just right across the street until one day, Marty found his fate with deep cut wounds, infections and eventually, Death. All over the country, there are lots of cat health bleeding issues that have been reported and majority of them are caused by "street fighting".
Cats are known to be very flexible, super-careful and fluid with their movements. Even if you will throw them up in the air, they will land on their feet as easy as that with no harm done, not even a scratch. They can squeeze into tiny holes or opening even without damaging their hair. Cats are ninjas of the animal world but even the strongest, fieriest and fluid ninja warrior are vulnerable to wounds.
If you're a cat owner and you love your precious little purrty feline, you should be aware of what and where you cat is going and you should be extra careful not to let them out of the house.
But it's good to know that superficial cuts in cats can be treated at home. Deeper injuries or puncture wounds especially if inflicted by another cat or other animals require immediate veterinary attention, as does persistent, uncontrolled bleeding from a wound or orifice. Occasional, very slight bleeding during bowel movements is usually not a serious problem but if there is persistent flow of blood especially in the stool or urine, it should be investigated immediately.
But days passed and her little Dorothy kept licking on that particular paw- the left one and this made her start to worry. So, Nida picked up her tabby friend and decided to take a look at it and there it was. A little rusted nail have penetrated deep into the soft paw of Dorothy and when she decided to remove it, Dorothy wailed the loudest wail that Nida had ever heard of and she quickly pushed her panic button.
You need to inform yourself that injured cats will react to pain by experiencing fear and panic. It is common for cats to be uncooperative during treatment and it might even try to bite or scratch you with their claws and you have to be patient with them. If you are in their place, you will also feel and do the same, right? So, when dealing with a frightened & injured cat, it's important to secure the cat so it calms down and doesn't aggravate the existing wound or cause additional harm to itself.
But with a puncture wound, it's a different story. Aside from street fighting, they can also be vulnerable to barbed wires, thorns or fish hooks that can puncture or embed on the cat's skin. This is the time when you have to seek the help of a veterinarian. But as always, the question is, what if there are no vets available during that time? What if your vet's clinic is far away? What if you can't immediately reach your vet and your poor cat might be bleeding profusely?
For all the cat lovers out there, when you see your tabby friend licking its paws and although you might find it normal or natural for them to do that, never hesitate to check and see if something is causing all those lapping and licking. It never hurts to learn more "cat health paw" information and that could save or ruin your cat's life. You cat is always the outgoing type and you will never know what hit them or what they will hit, right?
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