My cat has an open, oozing leg wound. Peroxide or Neosporin safe?

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Cat has a open sire on leg that is ozzi g fluid can I use hydrogen peroxide or neosporn? Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Male | unneutered | 4 years and 4 months old | 12 lbs

Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA · Accepted Answer

Poor Salem! You can gently clean the area with warm water and antibacterial soap. Hydrogen peroxide can be quite irritating to the tissue and actually causes healing to take longer in many cases, so I don't recommend using this. Neosporin should not hurt anything if you want to try it, but most cats will groom off any topical medication like this that you use. If needed, you can place an e-collar (plastic cone) on Salem so that he cannot continue to lick at the wound and make it worse. If it does not seem to be improving in the next 2-3 days, it would be best to see a vet as he may need prescription antibiotics to treat the sore.

My cat has an open, oozing leg wound. Peroxide or Neosporin safe?

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