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Oh dear Anonymous
Ok /an/, my cat just walked in, and her back has this on it. What should I do? She's acting normal, but I feel like there should be something I shoul do.
>> Anonymous
Posting on /an/ was the correct course of action. Carry on with your day.
>> Anonymous
It's called "A vet".
>> Anonymous
>>323343
If you let your cat out, ALWAYS watch her. Damn fool
>> Anonymous
lol bet it got burnt walking under a car
>> Anonymous
nothing to worry about. my cat got injured like that often, nothing happened.
>> Anonymous
>>323343
Vet now you stupid motherfucker.
>> Anonymous
>>323343
If it looks like a wound from a scuffle / cat fight, hold the cat well and while speaking softly/soothingly, very gently apply hydrogen peroxide to the wound via cotton ball. This is not an unusual wound in my 20-some years of experience domesticating feral cats. However, if it looks more like a burn wound, please take the cat to the vet and ask about any sort of special antibiotic / painkiller ointments.
>> Anonymous
It looks like and abscess. Google how to care for it.
>> Anonymous
See guys it's totally fine to let cats outside! So what if they partially skin their backs. That is totally natural.
>> Anonymous
>>323343

It's a cat, just snap it neck and toss the fucker out.
>> Anonymous
>>323443
Because keeping a cat inside a house all the time is totally natural...
>> Anonymous
>>323450

You're such a stupid fuck, but you're likely just a troll.
>> Anonymous
>>323452
Yes, cats have been living in houses for millions of years. Totally natural.
>> Anonymous
Of course it's ok to let your domesticated companion animal outdoors to roam free... as long as you don't mind losing your pet forever, or paying enormous vet fees.
>> Anonymous
>>323464
Like ferrets and gerbils, amirite?
>> Anonymous
>>323450

Because a domesticated cat is natural.
>> Anonymous
>>323521
Debatably, it is. Domestication is just an example of two (or more) species living in close contact because it confers benefits to both of them. Humans keep bovines because they can give milk and meat and help plow fields. The cows gain protection via fences and likely close proximity to a shotgun, creating a safe place to rear young. Ants do the same thing to aphids. Domestication is just symbiosis.
>> Anonymous
the fuck? what's with all these dumb fucks talking about "never let your cat outside without watching it"? all of your cats must have horribly boring lives. cats are perfectly fine outside by themselves. in fact, some discovery channel show said that if humans were to disappear from the face of the earth, house cats would dominate in cities.
>> Anonymous
>>323539
the species may have once been natural, but thats the POINT of domestication. THEY'RE DOMESTICATED. They are NO LONGER wild animals! Keep them inside if you want to keep them safe.
>> Anonymous
>>323552
>cats are perfectly fine outside by themselves

>Ok /an/, my cat just walked in, and her back has this on it.

On average cats allowed outdoors live 4-8 years, whereas cats kept indoors live an average of 14-18 years. This is because despite the number of cats allowed outdoors that live longer than 8 years a greater majority are killed or poisoned.
>> Anonymous
I see a cat as a friend that can come and go.

Unless its somewhere like NYC. Then they stay inside since well, tons of cats in NYC. Sure they would love to hunt down rats as big as themselves but eh. Its the feral cats that I worry about.
>> Anonymous
>>323552

My god if a speculative discovery channel show said it, I'm sold!

I've had two outdoor cats. Both have them have died prematurely. One was attack by coyotes, the other hit by a car.
When we adopted our next cat, we decided she would be indoors. Bored? Hardly. Even when we leave the door open, she has no desire to run outside. We play with her daily, as do our dogs. She's extreamly social with us, unlike our previous cats. She'll sleep with us at night, and sit on the spare chair at dinner.

If you want to let your cats walk around outside, be my guest. Just be aware of the risks you're putting them at.
>> Anonymous
>>323559
Same reason I won't have outdoor cats again either. My indoor cats are friendlier and have no desire to go outside. I don't live in a tiny apt though and they have a ton of toys.
>> Anonymous
WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE THAT COME ON /an/ FOR ADVICE WHEN YOUR PETS GET HURT INSTEAD OF TAKING IT TO A VET.

I HOPE YOUR CAT FUCKING DIES SHIT STAIN.
>> Anonymous
Your cat got in a fight. This is what it looks like when a cat gets bitten or whatever. There was a thread about this kind of thing that just ended. She will be okay FOR A WHILE but who knows what bit her or what else is fucked up. Take her to the vet as soon as you can.
>> Tomoe
>>323598
I agree with the first half of this. Don't you have teh cash to take it to the vet?
>> Anonymous
My first cat was an outside cat, and she lived about fourteen years. Not bad considering that at one point she almost died as a result of causes unknown (probably snake bite, she was a ruthless hunter that went after anything she saw, especially native birds) and managed to pull through with only her eye purtrifying and rotting out, leaving an empty, seeping socket. Yummy!
>> Anonymous
>>323598
It's expensive to take an animal to the vet sometimes, and if the problem's treatable from home it would save time and money.

That being said, a stray cat that we were watching got one of those, and it's probably an infection from a scratch or bite by an unfriendly animal. Could heal itself, or it could become severely infected and the animal could die painfully. Best to take it to a vet; I know our bill wasn't outrageous, somewhere in the ballpark of $150 for a full cleanup.
>> Anonymous
let me get this right, you faggots don't let your cats outside?.....you sick fucks, any cat worth it's shit can fend for it's self outside they aren't dogs
>> Anonymous
My cat is 14 years old, has never been ill or injured in her entire life, and she is still as playful and happy as she was when she was a kitten. She's also the most affectionate cat I've ever known. She has never been outside and she has never tried to go outside.

All of my other cats are dead because we let them outside. Two got hit by cars, one got killed by some animal, probably a coyote. My roommate's cat drank antifreeze. The age range of those cats was from about 1 1/2 to 6 years old.
>> Anonymous
>>323741

My friend's cat was killed by a fox.
We trapped the fox and set it on fire. We then fed some of the bbq fox-meat to his other cat.
>> Anonymous
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I'm sure your cat's health concerning living outdoors depends where you live. Being that I live in a metroplex, I don't let her out for fear of her being smashed into atoms. I've already had that happen once before. Nothing sucks worse than leaving to go see a football game with friends, only to see your beloved cat of four years smashed on the side of the road. Shit sucks.

Pic not related.
>> Anonymous
>>323763
And thus the circle of life goes on....
>> Anonymous
>>323763
I just assume it was a coyote because we have so many around here and they're so bold they'll have a fucking standoff with you in the backyard... but there's tons of animals around here that could have done it - wolf, fox, cougar, dogs.

I live in Oregon and my cat wouldn't have to wander too far to find herself surrounded by a number of predators waiting to tear her to shreds.
>> Anonymous
>>323793

I would love to live in a place like that, get to kill coyotes all the time.

IT'S COMMING RIGHT FOR US NED!
>> Anonymous
You catfags in this thread make me hate cats even more. Stupid fucking animals liking stupid fucking animals.
>> Anonymous
>>323810
(not OP) most of us oregonfags live here b/c we like nature, so if you actually killed something, your neighbors would probably abduct you...
>> Anonymous
If it's acting normal don't sweat, until you can get it to the vet of course. Do it asap though, just in case.
>> Anonymous
A little neosporin will clear that right up