Could it be staph?
March 17th, 2010 | 
Author: I have scheduled an appoiment with the vet for my cat and he will be seen tomorrow afternoon.
I noiticed that my cat had a scab on its side the other day but it didn’t seem to be a big deal, but over the last couple of days it has gotton worse to the point of dripping puss and just today I noticed a seconed wound on him – they are both so bad that you can accually see down in them. Its horrible. I have stopped letteing him outside as of yesterday and have been locking him up in the pet carrier. He sleeps all day and most the night, tho his appitite is still good and he is drinking plenty of fluids. My dad mentioned that it could possibly be a Staph infection and that I should keep him outside as it could be contagiouse to humans, more specifically my kids. Can anyone tell me what this could be and if I should keep him out side or what. I know he is going to the vet tomorrow but I would like to have an idea what this could be. Any help would be appriciated.
from your description it sounds as though he may have an abscess. a fluid filled cavity caused by an introduction of bacteria ….such as a bite from another cat.
keep the area clean and prevent the area becoming dirty. the pus you are seeing is due to the abscess usually a very smelly green fluid and sometimes some blood content. the area is better off allowing a natural drain and should be kept open, this is more comfortable to the animal.its more painful as a closed abscess.
this is not infectious to people and so i am sure by your description this wouldn’t be any harm to the children.
ensure he is eating/drinking and try and move your appointment forward to an earlier appoint. he will need antibiotics and a pain relief inj to ease the discomfort. most animals have a high temperature due to the infection so allow him to stay in a cool,quiet area indoors. he may go and hide if he goes out and may be hard to find/catch.
avoid using peroxide to clean the area, this can cause further irritation and stings on contact. use warm water and wet cotton wool to clean and remove the pus from the area.
try not to worry he will be ok, just be down in the dumps for a few days!
qualified veterinary nurse UK
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just follow the vets instructions and youll do fine. keep him inside intill it heals
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clean the wound up
start with a clean cotton ball 2 of them wet with peroxide do this 2 times then take a dry cotten ball and dry the area then apply neospryin to the wound also if you have a bandaged then do that then change atleast 1 a day and then go to the vet
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I have never heard of staph in cats and apart from Ringworm I have never come across a skin disease being transferred from cats to people.
If your cat spends time outside he could have scrapped with another cat and the wound has created an abscess. When this bursts, a lot of muck and puss will come out and often leaves a gaping wound. It is not a major problem in a healthy cat and is certainly not dangerous to humans. Check out http://www.thepetcenter.com/sur/abcat.html Good sign is he is eating and drinking so it doesn’t sound infected.
Mix a of teaspoon of salt in a cup of warm water and gently clean the wound with cotton wool. Get as much puss out as possible and it may bleed a little – which is a good sign. No need to lock him up or put him outside – he’s probably feeling sorry for himself as it is!
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from your description it sounds as though he may have an abscess. a fluid filled cavity caused by an introduction of bacteria ….such as a bite from another cat.
keep the area clean and prevent the area becoming dirty. the pus you are seeing is due to the abscess usually a very smelly green fluid and sometimes some blood content. the area is better off allowing a natural drain and should be kept open, this is more comfortable to the animal.its more painful as a closed abscess.
this is not infectious to people and so i am sure by your description this wouldn’t be any harm to the children.
ensure he is eating/drinking and try and move your appointment forward to an earlier appoint. he will need antibiotics and a pain relief inj to ease the discomfort. most animals have a high temperature due to the infection so allow him to stay in a cool,quiet area indoors. he may go and hide if he goes out and may be hard to find/catch.
avoid using peroxide to clean the area, this can cause further irritation and stings on contact. use warm water and wet cotton wool to clean and remove the pus from the area.
try not to worry he will be ok, just be down in the dumps for a few days!
qualified veterinary nurse UK
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Don’t rule it out, and check with your doctor what signs to look for in humans to be on the safe side as it’s very quickly transferrable bewtween species.
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