I am a cat lover and have had many problems with my cat's health and there are a few things I do. At the phrarmaacy they sell a shake bottle of antibotics and I shake the antibotics right on the wound to help it close. It works right away. Yes honey is very good but the cat will lick it off. With the shake antibotics if your cat licks it off it would be good for him. The other thing that works real well is aloe. I have a aloe vera plant at my door and just cut it open and use the gel and put it on the absess. You need to keep cleaning it and might even consider placing a bandage on it so it does not get filled with dirt.

I'm so sorry to hear about your cat. I went through a similar thing about 6 weeks ago with my cat. She had an anal gland absess that opened up. It was a Friday night so I decided to treat it myself at least until Monday when a regular vet was open. Well my treatments went so well that I never did take her in to see the vet. What I did was give her Colloidal Silver in her water, I cleaned the area with Colloidal Silver and drained it as much as I could 2-3 times a day, after each draining/cleaning I would cover the area with coconut oil and oregano oil. I also used a suringe (sp) and shot some oil or oregano mixed with coconut oil into her mouth. Like I said she was looking so much better by the Monday that I decided just to keep on treating her myself and she was completely healed up within a week...something I don't think even Antibiotics could have achieved.

Good luck with your kitty...I hope she is feeling much better real soon.

Striveon

If the abscess remains shallow, most cats will recover well when it's kept clean and the Antibiotics are used as directed by your vet. Watch for any signs of fever that may indicate a deeper infection - if thats the case, she should have the abscess professionally opened and treated. If any more swelling is seen and isn't draining, have her checked.

Continue to cleanse the area with the salt water solution. Gently keep the fur away from the wound. Use the Antibiotics only as directed by your vet. Unless formulated for topical use (or reccomended by your vet), never sprinkle wounds directly with Antibiotics . This could also lead to overdosage if using human or other pet's meds.

It's best to just keep the area clean and not use any topicals.

Oregano oil is painful and irritating to the tissues and will contribute to her discomfort. Other oily products can mat the fur and delay healing. If aloe is used, be very sparing, use only on the skin surface and not into the wound itself. If if the aloe gets licked, it will cause stomach upset for your cat and possibly diarrhea.

There are no vets where I live so I have to handle abscesses myself- 1 500m Fish Amoxicillin (buy on ebay for around $15 for 100 tabs) dissolved in 1oz of warm water (get an one ounce bottle with a dropper- like they use for essential oils) and keep in the refrigerator. I give one dropper full daily for 10 days (then discard remaining). I mix it milk or squirt on cat treats. I've treated ruptured anal glands, swollen faces and paws, you name it and in five years I've never had to drain anything. Bump is usually gone in three days and giving the full 10 day treatment prevents reoccurrances. I have outdoor cats in their teens- they are doing just as well as they did in the city :)

I'm going through the same thing right now. Here's what I'm doing with the blessing of my cat's vet.

Originally I took my cat to vet because he has something stuck in his throat - turned out to be a blade of grass. It was stuck along the right side of his throat. He also had a lump on that side of his neck so both I and the vet thought the two were related and that the lump was a swollen gland. So, the vet gave us some Antibiotics to take home.

Just two days ago, after being on the Antibiotics for 5 days, the lump revealed itself as an abscess when it burst open and started oozing out it's contents. This was at about 9pm, so it was too late to even call the vet. And we've had terrible experiences with the 24-hr ER vets, so I had to figure something out quickly.

At first I was horrified, but my cat Monkey actually encouraged me to help debrid the abscess, so I did so with the help of very warm compress. I applied pressure to get the puss out. Afterward, I applied some regular 3% Hydrogen Peroxide to the wound, which is about the diameter of a dime. He didn't even wince. Finally, I applied a thin layer of Neosporin (which is fine for cats as well as for humans).

The wound looks worse than it apparently feels to him. He was actually in a better mood once we were all done with his treatment than he had been for a few days. Probably because he was no longer in pain.

The next morning I called the vet, so said, just keep up the good work of keeping the site clean and disinfected. Continue the Antibiotics and when he's done, come in for another 5 day course to help with the healing.

As long as your cat will allow you to keep the site clean, you shouldn't have to to to the vet because really all they will do is ... give you antibiotics. Of course, in order to justify charging you an arm and a leg foe the visit, they will also shave the site (which is not necessary for healing) and maybe stress him out with a drain or bandage. You know your cat's temperament better than they do, so as long as you have the right tools and you already have his meds, just take care of him at home.

You can do it!
L.