My cat has a smelly, painful lump from a fight. Is it an abscess?

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My cat (4yo, tabby looking domestic cat), has an injury probably due to fight. There’s a big white lump in a hole surrounded by bloody skin, that was covered in something old and brown. I removed that layer and then it started to smell really, really bad (kinda like feces or dead body). It hurst him when we try to remove the white thing. Any tips on what this is? Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 4 years and 4 months old | 7 lbs

Dr. Strydom, DVM · Accepted Answer

Yes, that appears to be an abscess. What you are smelling is infection. Chances are it won't clear up without oral antibiotics. I suggest you get him to the vet for an exam and to get some antibiotics. You can try applying a topical antibiotic cream/ointment but it is rare for that to actually work on it's own. As a side note, male cats that are not neutered usually get into a lot of fights so if you don't use him as a breeding animal you may want to have him neutered to minimize the chance of this happening again.

My cat has a smelly, painful lump from a fight. Is it an abscess?

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