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His eye was closed slightly yesyerday, so bathed it with warm water, this morning is very mucky and the side of his face is swollen, bathed it again and he could open it...
Either its an absess under a tooth, a bite from something, or he has had a swipe from another cat....
Taking to the vets first thing in the morning...It does not seem to be bothering him at all...........
I hope he is ok Moli, I wonder if he could have been stung by something:?
I hope he is ok Moli, I wonder if he could have been stung by something:?
That was my first thought Mags, the swelling is over one side of his face, the eye does not seem to be damaged at all...But its definitely an infection..Hopfully the vet can tell me what from...
angieh
20-09-2009, 03:26 PM
Poor Merlin - do hope the vet can tell what's causing the problem.
dandysmom
20-09-2009, 04:12 PM
Poor Merlin; fingers crossed it won't be anything serious.
Merlins face is up one side like a football,he has the vets at 6pm...My problem now is keeping him in all day....
I hope his visit to the vets sorts it out. In the mean time give him a big hug from me please.
jane
Poor little love. For his own good he'll need to stay indoors though I suppose. I hope the vet can ease the swelling . . .
angieh
21-09-2009, 11:32 AM
Poor darling - that's got to hurt. Hope he stays indoors and is a good boy.
He is very sore, meowing if you touch it...He went out yesterday and stayed out all day which is not like him, so must be feeling poorly, he is quite happy sleeping inside today...Got the vets at 6pm....
dandysmom
21-09-2009, 04:11 PM
Poor boy. hope the vet can get it sorted. Awaiting news, Moli; fingers crossed.
Merlin has a huge abscess, the vet thinks he has been bitten by a weasel or similar.....he is now on Abs for the next 10 days, he was such a good boy at the vets did not utter a sound and let her examine him...,
That sounds nasty Moli :( hope the ABs clear it soon.
Do weasels come into your garden?
pinklizzy
21-09-2009, 06:50 PM
Poor Merlin! Have they lanced it? Hopefully the Ab's will kick in nice and quickly and he'll feel lots better.
That sounds nasty Moli :( hope the ABs clear it soon.
Do weasels come into your garden?
I have seen a couple Mags, but all the cats go over to the small wooded copse opposite the house...
Poor Merlin! Have they lanced it? Hopefully the Ab's will kick in nice and quickly and he'll feel lots better.
No she did not lance it Liz, she picked a scab off and it oozed puss, but not a lot, so will have to keep an eye on it incase it does start to weep..
dandysmom
21-09-2009, 07:55 PM
How awful! Did she give him a painkiller too; that must hurt dreadfully! Bad weasel!!
Oh poor baby Merlin :( That must be so painful and uncomfortable. I hope the medication starts to work soon and the infection subsides.
angieh
21-09-2009, 08:12 PM
Poor lambkin - hope the ABs help very soon.
Where is the head of the abscess Moli?
Poor lambkin - hope the ABs help very soon.
Where is the head of the abscess Moli?
Its on his cheek.........:?
calismum
21-09-2009, 08:43 PM
Poor boy, hope the ab's do their job soon.
Give him a cuddle from me.
borderdawn
21-09-2009, 08:46 PM
We see a few Cats a year with cheek absesses Moli, usually from fights, they always explode when we have them in for boarding! Im sure if its burst he will feel better already.
EmmaG
21-09-2009, 08:48 PM
awww poor little chap!!! wishing him a speedy recovery
We see a few Cats a year with cheek absesses Moli, usually from fights, they always explode when we have them in for boarding! Im sure if its burst he will feel better already.
The vets say it may burst, of the AB's may just dry it up....
I cannot quite understand how he got it, notice he also has a scratch on his ear, Merlin is not a fighter, normally he will run away from fights....He is a big wimp!!!
borderdawn
21-09-2009, 10:14 PM
He may of been caught while trying to make his escape?
Very possible Dawn...feel sorry for him, he is such a lovely boy....
Poor Merlin. Hope he feels better soon Moli
I hope he'll feel more comfortable tomorrow.....
Sure once the ABs (AB@s) kick in he will be Ok, thankfully he is easy to pill.....
dinahsmum
22-09-2009, 11:03 AM
Hope he is much better this morning
angieh
22-09-2009, 11:31 AM
How is your patient today Moli?
His face is still quite swollen, he had a reall gungy eye this morning which I have bathed...
dandysmom
22-09-2009, 03:55 PM
Poor sweetie, hope the ABs kick in soon and it gets better.
I will give it a few days, and if its still swollen will get him back to the vets....
Merlins face has gone down a bit today, and he has his eye fully open, looks like he is on the mend, he even meowed at the door to go out.....The AB's are kicking in....
angieh
23-09-2009, 02:08 PM
Good news! He'll improve by leaps and bounds now. Just stay away from the weasels, Merlin!
Good news Moli, I hope it continues to improve....
Poor baby, Meisha terrified him this morning, she sniffed his tail and he did not know she was there...he went and hid behind the couch....,!!!
Donna
23-09-2009, 02:39 PM
Hope Merlin continues to improve Moli... give him a hug from me x
dandysmom
23-09-2009, 04:13 PM
Glad he's better this morning! That is so funny about Meisha ...he's not the most valiant of cats; cannot imagine how the weasel got close enough to bite him!
Glad he's better this morning! That is so funny about Meisha ...he's not the most valiant of cats; cannot imagine how the weasel got close enough to bite him!
I wondered that too Eileen, but the vet says they will corner a cat, and as Merlin is such a numpty can quite imagine its what happened....:roll:
calismum
23-09-2009, 07:17 PM
Poor Merlin, he is having quite a time of it just now. Glad to hear the swelling is reducing.
I too have heard weasels can corner cats, poor boy!
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