My cat has a bloody, scabby wound on her neck. Is it infected?

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My cat has this weird hard, scab like thing on her neck. When I went to investigate, a piece of it came off and it looked a little bloody underneath. The area is about as big as my thumbnail. Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Female | unspayed | 7 lbs

Jenny, DVM · Accepted Answer

With that scab and discharge it is likely infected. To can be from either a scratch or injury that tried to heal wth a scab but the bacteria got trapped underneath to form the infection. You can gentle get the scab off to clean the area with soap and water then apply neosporin twice a day until you can get it checked by a vet for oral medicine

My cat has a bloody, scabby wound on her neck. Is it infected?

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