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My cat licked his neuter wound open, what's the pink thing I see?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | British Shorthair | Male | neutered | 9 months and 14 days old

Male cat nutured did not like lampshade kept pulling off. Now cat have licked its wound and now there is a pink thing poking through what could this be please?

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Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on May 22nd, 2017

These are the tissue remaining inside the testicular sac (scrotum).Buster collar needs to be placed as soon as possible and Boots needs to be seen by your veterinarian as antibiotics are required as well. Without antibiotics this wound will get infected.

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