My Cat, Tigger Has A Wound Below His Tail Around The Perimeter Of His Rectum. Should I Try To Clean It With A 50% Peroxide Solution, It Is Gaping Approx 1-1 1/2 Inches Long And Half As Wide?

Wounds in pets are matter of concern for owners. Self treatment of wounds can be helpful as first aid but not for complete treatment. You are expecting 2-3 days delay for pet visit which can make your cat infected. You have done right things to start first aid. While giving her treatment take following steps.

• Take help from other person to hold the cat as he can bite you due to pain.
• If she is bleeding then use pressure bandage especially towel to cease blood.
• Trimming of hairs from the surrounding area of the wound can be helpful.
• Use gloves while treating her
• You can use hydrogen per oxide or antiseptic lotion to clean the wound if she is not bleeding and there is no scab.
• If there is scab then remove it by soaking with warm water
• Put on bandage and replace it after 12 hours along with cleaning the wound with antiseptic lotion
  
• Use of antibiotic like clindacure.

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