Cat neutered yesterday, still bleeding and wound looks bad. Normal?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 8 months and 2 days old | 13.6 lbs
My cat Yuki was neutered yesterday morning. Doctor said she didn't put stitches. And said he doesn't need a surgery cone. But he was licking the area so the day after i got him one. He moves around, eats, uses his litter. But I feel like the surgery area was looking better yesterday. It is been 36 hours since surgery but he is still bleeding. We see drops of blood over here and there. And the area doesn't look good to me. I am really worried. Is this normal? I attached photos. Thanks!
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Published on May 3rd, 2018
Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. Based on the photos you provided, I would recommend having the veterinarian take a look at this. This should be cleaned up with an antiseptic solution and potentially closed using stitches. I would also consider an antibiotic and anti-inflammatory. A plastic cone should be used if Yuki is licking. I hope this helps guide you in the right direction. Please let me know if you have any further questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further. Please remember to rate this answer as helpful or not. Thank you!
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Published on March 28th, 2018
The picture is very hard to decipher, but I think it is the nature of a dark color fur and skin lesions don’t show up Well in pictures anyway. I am a little worried because it is different then the left side. I am hopeful that it is just a deep scab and is healing well, but I also worry it could be an early sign of infection. I would encourage you to have a follow up appointment with your veterinarian. In the meantime you can compress the area with a warm water and Epsom salt compress. Best of luck and I hope he improves soon. Thank you for using Pet Coach.
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Published on November 11th, 2019
The incision edges should be apposed (lined up). You may see some discharge, but it shouldn't be excessively bloody discharge. There may also still be some swelling and redness. Post a picture of Bo's incision so we can help you further.
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Published on June 3rd, 2019
Hi there. It looks like a small part of the skin incision may be open a bit, but I don’t see any swelling or drainage, which are the most common signs of infection. This will probably heal over just fine - but to be safe, I would recommend having your regular veterinarian take a quick look. He/she may want to prescribe an antibiotic to prevent the open area of incision from becoming infected as it heals.
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