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Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: hels on November 29, 2006, 18:19:54 PM

Title: Sore kitten bottom? what can be put on it?
Post by: hels on November 29, 2006, 18:19:54 PM

A friend of mine has 3 orphan kittens and one of them has a habit of having a poo and sitting in it. where she has been cleaning it the kitten's bottom has become very sore. i told her to take her to the vet but she cannot until tomorrow. the kitten's bum is very sore and red, is there something she can put on it now to sooth it?

Title: Re: Sore kitten bottom? what can be put on it?
Post by: Jazzycat on November 30, 2006, 00:15:53 AM

Hi there!

My vet told me to put sudocreme on my cats weeping spey wound and said sudocreme was very good for a cats minor sores and cuts, it actually worked! lol! :Luv:

Title: Re: Sore kitten bottom? what can be put on it?
Post by: Michelle (furbabystar) on November 30, 2006, 09:39:22 AM

I agree with Sodocream - we used it on a poorly kitten.

Title: Re: Sore kitten bottom? what can be put on it?
Post by: Millys Mum on November 30, 2006, 12:21:26 PM

Vaseline is ok too

Hope the botty gets better soon  :)

Title: Re: Sore kitten bottom? what can be put on it?
Post by: hels on November 30, 2006, 13:57:14 PM

i ended up taking her to the vets for her in the end. shes got some antibiotic cream for her bott now

Title: Re: Sore kitten bottom? what can be put on it?
Post by: Team Svartalfheims on November 30, 2006, 16:49:44 PM

Quote from: Jazzycat on November 30, 2006, 00:15:53 AM

My vet told me to put sudocreme on my cats weeping spey wound and said sudocreme was very good for a cats minor sores and cuts

Brilliant! Glad I now know what to use on the cats  ;D I love the fact that you learn something new every day.

Title: Re: Sore kitten bottom? what can be put on it?
Post by: Michelle (furbabystar) on November 30, 2006, 17:08:59 PM

I know someone who's cat had a bad case of Fly struck and they were given a Human aloe vera cream for it !

Title: Re: Sore kitten bottom? what can be put on it?
Post by: Hippykitty on December 02, 2006, 07:28:49 AM

Not 100% sure about this, but lodged in the back of my mind is a memory of reading that aloe vera isn't good for cats. Must check this sometime.

Title: Re: Sore kitten bottom? what can be put on it?
Post by: Ela on December 02, 2006, 07:52:56 AM

Taken from internet:-

Aloe vera is listed as a toxic plant by the National Animal Poison Control Centre.

I think that we should never give a cat any form of treatment without consulting with the vet first. So many potions and lotions that are OK for humans and even dogs can kill a cat. .