Does anyone know of any good topical antibiotics made just for cats, such as when they get a scratch?
Here's my dilemma: Twice in the past year my cat has gotten a little scratch about, oh let's say, WAY, WAY smaller than the size of smiley (just a tiny, tiny scratch). I've tried cleaning with peroxide, used human type topical antibiotic creams, but they never work. Next thing I know my cat has a huge infected absess and needs to go to the Vet.
My cat has gotten two infected abscesses in the past year, cost for Vet treatment for two abscesses close to $800!!!!!!!!!!
This last time my cat got an infected abscess, the cost was $440 which included laser surgery for cleaning out the infection and stitches (the abscess seemed to mushroom overnight when it had just started out as a little teeny tiny cut or scratch.)
My roommate's cat and my cat get into little spats from time to time, but the cuts are so tiny, if I could only find an over the counter antibiotic cream made for cats I would be able to save quite a lot of money!!!!!!!!!
So, my question is: Does anyone know of an antibiotic cream or ointment made for cats that one can buy over the counter? (The OTC in my thread title stands for "over the counter")
Someone told me, Pet Meds on the internet, but one needs a Vet authorization to get that... so, I'm interested in getting some topical antibiotic treatment that will work for tiny cat scratches that I don't have to purchase with VET approval.
Something along the line of what we humans have called Neosporin, but I need the type that could be used for CATS.
Any suggestions?... these type of Vet bills are financially hurting me, and I also think they definately could have been averted had I had a topical antibiotic treatment to help a tiny, tiny cat scratch.
Also, if there is a topical antibiotic cream that you have used for cats, please relate how it worked for your cat and where you purchased it "over the counter" (over the counter refers basically to the types of medicines humans can buy without a doctor or pharmacy, such as cough syrup, aspirin, neospirin, etc.................)
Thanks for any advice, and blessings
My poor cat has had to endure surgery twice for a tiny little scratch that got infected.
Here's my dilemma: Twice in the past year my cat has gotten a little scratch about, oh let's say, WAY, WAY smaller than the size of smiley (just a tiny, tiny scratch). I've tried cleaning with peroxide, used human type topical antibiotic creams, but they never work. Next thing I know my cat has a huge infected absess and needs to go to the Vet.
My cat has gotten two infected abscesses in the past year, cost for Vet treatment for two abscesses close to $800!!!!!!!!!!
This last time my cat got an infected abscess, the cost was $440 which included laser surgery for cleaning out the infection and stitches (the abscess seemed to mushroom overnight when it had just started out as a little teeny tiny cut or scratch.)
My roommate's cat and my cat get into little spats from time to time, but the cuts are so tiny, if I could only find an over the counter antibiotic cream made for cats I would be able to save quite a lot of money!!!!!!!!!
So, my question is: Does anyone know of an antibiotic cream or ointment made for cats that one can buy over the counter? (The OTC in my thread title stands for "over the counter")
Someone told me, Pet Meds on the internet, but one needs a Vet authorization to get that... so, I'm interested in getting some topical antibiotic treatment that will work for tiny cat scratches that I don't have to purchase with VET approval.
Something along the line of what we humans have called Neosporin, but I need the type that could be used for CATS.
Any suggestions?... these type of Vet bills are financially hurting me, and I also think they definately could have been averted had I had a topical antibiotic treatment to help a tiny, tiny cat scratch.
Also, if there is a topical antibiotic cream that you have used for cats, please relate how it worked for your cat and where you purchased it "over the counter" (over the counter refers basically to the types of medicines humans can buy without a doctor or pharmacy, such as cough syrup, aspirin, neospirin, etc.................)
Thanks for any advice, and blessings
My poor cat has had to endure surgery twice for a tiny little scratch that got infected.