Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Persian | Female | spayed | 11 months and 13 days old
my cat got spayed on saturday. today is wed. she's licking her wound and also licked a powder that vet prescibed to put on wound. is it ok? ths is the powder.
1 Answer
Published on November 6th, 2019
Hi, no she shouldn't be licking the wound nor the powder. The wound's healing can be delayed if she is licking it and it could get infected as well. The powder contains Zinc that can be toxic if ingested repeatedly. Are you able to put a buster collar or elizabethan collar on her at all ?
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