My cat's eye scratch swelled, burst, and is now bleeding. What is it?

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Hello, So about 2-3 weeks ago Mimi my cat got outside at night, he came back home the very next morning. We noticed a little scratch under his eye but other than that he was happy as ever. We then noticed a little bit of puffiness on the same side as the scratch a week later. I came home today and he had a bleeding sore on the same side, it looked like it had burst or he scratched it open. We cleaned it but aren’t sure what it is, any clue? (We currently don’t have enough for a vet). Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Mediumhair | Male | neutered | 6 years and 2 months old

Amy S. Eutsey, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hello. This is a large ruptured abscess. There is now a pretty good sized open wound. It is infected. It may or may not heal without veterinary intervention. Ideally, this wound should be thoroughly cleaned and flushed and prescription antibiotics dispensed to combat the infection. Without this, healing is not guaranteed. You can continue to keep the area clean by using warm soapy water twice daily to wash the area and then pat it dry. It can take a very weeks for a wound of this size to close and the presence of infection will delay this or prevent it.

My cat's eye scratch swelled, burst, and is now bleeding. What is it?

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