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Anonymous
OP, your cat had an abscess. They get bitten, and other animals mouths are dirty so the area gets infected yet the skin HEALS over it. This usually causes a very sore lump, or at least very sore area.
Eventually, sometimes help is needed, the abscess will burst, letting lots of puss and blood and nasties out. the hole left will look like that, sometimes very deep! Shave the area so no fur gets caught up in scabbing (cats sometimes pull it out themselves) and my suggestion is to bathe it in salt water as often as you can, twice a day is ideal. let air to the wound, let him wash it, let him go about his day. he will feel groggy due to the infection, off his food, not going out or moving much, but make sure you bathe the wound in salt water, say hold some cotton wool soaked in it on the wound. he may not like it at first but they find it relieving! it will draw out more nasties, keeping the puss and nastiness drained if there is any.
cats are tougher than we think! my kittehs, and parents and grandparents, have all had these injuries and recovered fine, maybe with the help of antibiotics but its not necessery usually.
make sure the water is warm-ish but not hot, and about as salty as your tears if not a little more. just hold it on the wound, i did this for a few days with my cat, the other did not need any help even from the vet! she's a toughie.
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