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My cat has wounds on her neck and keeps scratching. What should I do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed

My cat has these wounds on her neck, and she keeps scratching it, I don't know what to do about it, it's getting worse, how can i treat her?

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Answered By Ann Dion, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on July 2nd, 2018

Hello and welcome to Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Those wounds need to be cleaned properly, possibly sewn up, and it looks like Nosh needs antibiotics as well. I recommend bringing her to a vet as soon as possible, as she likely will continue to scratch and cause more damage. If you can get an E-collar on her, and if it will prevent scratching and isn't just irritating the wound itself, then you can do this as a temporary fix until you can get her to a vet. Best of luck with Nosh.

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    Answered By Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA

    Veterinarian, Certified Dog Trainer

    Published on May 29th, 2017

    Poor Thai! That does look very sore. The first thing you may want to do is remove the collar for now - hopefully, this will prevent her from continuing to scratch at the area and make things worse. You could also try placing baby socks on her rear feet, if she will tolerate this - that way, even if she scratches, she won't be able to damage the skin as much. Apart from that, you can try applying a topical antibiotic spray labeled for use in cats such as Vetericyn or Nutri-Vet to help the areas heal. If there is no improvement in how they look in 2-3 days, or if they seem to be getting worse, then I would recommend taking her to the vet for an exam, as she may need prescription antibiotics and other medication to treat the wound effectively.

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