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Yes, that sounds about right. Normal saline solution is 9 grams of NaCl to about 1000 mL of water. It is a form of very, very diluted salt water. However, just mixing salt and water together without any sort of measurement (Like the OP was doing) is not a good replacement for saline...
I was told by my vet, when my cat had a pretty big fight wound to make a saline solution with 1 teaspoon of rock salt to about 750mls of Boiling water, to let it cool then store it in a air tight Jar or use it some straight away.
Wow that is red raw D: I would be trimming the Furr around it, and trimming his claws, have you put anything on his skin before this happened that you haven't used before? That could cause an allergy? are there other cats in the house that could of scratched him?
While you are at it, trim the...
Use nail clippers and just cut the tips off, as a blunt edge, dont go near the pink bit in the claws as that will make him bleed. I have to trim my outdoor cats claws regularly, as they get needle sharp and he knows it. As your cat isnt used to it, he may freak out a bit, so do it as quick as...
yes it should help wash away whatever may be causing the irritation also its a good cleansing thing to use on mild infections
my cat had a big long gash on his side from a fight
see and i washed it with a salt water solution and it healed up fine, as there was no major infection in it, Now...
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If it smells horrible and makes you wanna heave its Pus ( thats how i can tell my cat has an infected wound YUKKIY) or if it oozes yellow/clear goo when Squeezed. but i would give it a wash with salt water solution, which is easy to apply with cotton balls.
Does the sore have a bad smell? is it weeping stuff and making the fur around it matt? If it has a Putrid smell, it is most likely an absess. If it is severe you will NEED to take the cat to the vets to get it drained, otherwise, if it is mild, What i have done is squeeze it so as much of the...