My cat has a new sore on his neck. What should I do about it?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Male | neutered | 5 lbs
Hi my cat has a small sore on the back of his neck. He is eating and drinking and tilting normally and his temperament is the same but I dont know what it is. Can you help? It just came up today. My cat is 8 year old and is indoors apart from occasional access to my back garden for about 20 mins a day. Thank you.
2 Answers
Most Helpful Answer
Published on July 21st, 2019
It could be an injury from outside. I would gently clean Milo's wound with warm water and antiseptic soap. Keep the wound clean and dry, and monitor it for signs of infection. If you see redness, swelling, warmth to the touch, or pus, then it is infected and he will need to see the vet for antibiotics to treat it. Best of luck.
1Pet Parents found this answer helpful
Related Answers from Veterinarians
-
Published on August 23rd, 2019
Poor Milo. I would gently clean them with warm water and antiseptic soap. Keep the wounds clean and dry, and monitor it for signs of infection. If you see redness, swelling, warmth to the touch, or pus, then it is infected and he will need to see the vet for antibiotics to treat it. Best of luck.
1Pet Parents found this answer helpful
Sore on my cats neck
My cat has a small (dime sized) wound on his neck. It has no smell and seems not to be hurting him He let me get a good look and 2 pictures.
I recently noticed a skin sore/I don’t know what it is by my cats butt. He is a bit overweight if that helps. Any idea of something I can put on the spot?
My cat went to chase a bird outside and scraped his upper neck/back on something. It's does not seem to bother him at all. Should I put something on it or leave it alone? His fur must have got caught on something and pulled out in a clump / spot.
My cat has a oozing bald spot on his neck. It started looking like a sore now it is a smooth oozing sore
My 8 month old kitten is currently on Prednisone 1ml (2x daily for 1 week, now on 1x daily for 1 week, then every other day for 1 week) for constant itching/grooming/scratching. My vet thinks he has an allergy to something in his environment. We're t
My cat has a sore on his neck and I don’t know how serious it is.
I have just found this wound above my cats paw and I had only noticed it since he kept licking the wound. The wound looks quite open. Do you know how this could of happened and is there anything I can do to help him. He doesn’t seem to be in pain.
Hi, what do I need to for this? Does he need to go to the vet? Or does it just need to heal? It’s one of his nipples. He’s a cat
I noticed a soar on RBs chin, with dry blood and it’s a little soft. Is it possible the kitten Marvel and him rough played and she bit him or what could have happened and what’s the best thing to do?
Book an appointment with the pros – our expert vets are here to help.
