My cat has a hole with brown liquid after a fight. Stitches needed?

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My cat returned hone last night with cut on her leg (2cm), and a tiny hole on the lower part of her back, a brown liquid is coming out of it, probably fom a fight. I already put gentian violet on them, but i dont know if she needs stitches? Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 2 years and 1 month old | 3.3 lbs

Ann Dion, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hello and welcome to Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. It is hard to say without seeing Coco, but it sounds like she might have an abscess that has burst. These require cleaning and flushing with sterile saline, and then require both pain medications as well as antibiotics to heal. Gentian Violet will not fix them. I would recommend taking Coco to the vet as soon as you can. Best of luck with Coco.

My cat has a hole with brown liquid after a fight. Stitches needed?

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