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[Charon]

prince harry just came in. is sleeping. but he has a slice down the top of his head. inch and a half. no blood. its like it ripped his fur off in that space.

cannot afford vet. houseshare says crazy glue can work as stitches. i belief that would be torture.

if anyone comes by and has had a semi feral cat get a long cut on top of head. let me know. again, no blood. its almost as if something--a fence or animal--ripped a line of fur off his head. but i see no wet which would mean it was an animal. no blood. its like wherever harry snuck into today, it ripped off his fur in a line atop his head.

no one would use crazy glue would they? i just dont think it will get infected cuz i see no red on his scalp which would indicate blood. and its in a place high enuff harry cannot lick it.

we have a friggin news letter to the towns around here. called next door. some rat bastard said they were gonna start poisoning the ferals. they are about 3 or 4 blocks away from us. they never come here. only harry did when i moved in cuz i actively played with him and spent hours with him.

i cannot imagine what took that piece of hair out and left no injuries. not a cat claw. but it would have been he went under some sort of metal wire fence.

just if anyone knows or thinks they know, he is the love of my life. any words would be appreciated. and i no longer belong to cat rescue groups to pay for a vet. hell, i cannot afford a dr or dentist for me. for me, i am hoping sepsis ends the problem.

but not for harry.

[IceWizard]

Cat Pulled Out Stichesl; okay to use Super Glue??

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Jun 9, 2012 — NO - Super glue contains Cyanide, do NOT use as a suture.

[NovemberRain]

Charon, what type of fur does he have? Longish and wispy (like fine hair many people have that can get “static electricity”) or short hair all over, or sleek, or rumply that tends to tangle, or thick but short, etc.? 

I know he’s feral, but my sister takes care of a colony of cats that grew up near her job area. She managed to trap, spay and/or have them neutered with help from a person who does this type of thing. They clip part of the tip of their ear to show others “in the know” that they’ve been “fixed.” It’s very difficult to trap them to do this, without professional help.

I don’t understand if just the hair ripped off his head, or if any skin was ripped? Neosporin placed into the wound will work wonders.

It sounds like he was trying to get under something sharp like a fence or car etc., and the hair got caught? If it was a catfight he would have other injuries.

Is the spot red? Mushy? Bone? Scalp?

Now, I’m not advocating using super glue, unless the wound is clean and you want to keep it from opening. My father said they used “Super Glue” on wounded men in the Army but that’s because they had to hurry, it stopped blood flow and if you don’t touch the tip to the wound, it is sterile. They had no choice until the medics could move the injured to safety and then to hospitals.

I have cut myself at work or had dry cracks in my fingers and you can’t type with a bandaid on a section that hits the keyboard. 

Plus hangnails! Ugh. My mother always used superglue for hers, so it was a life saver for me at work because I had a lot of typing to do. Yes it stung, but not for long.

I guess I need to know more about the wound on your cat’s head, but don’t use peroxide because it seals the wound.

It’s different now because there are many different types of super glue available.

We always have had cats growing up and they would often get abscesses. Neosporin worked wonders. Just squeeze it into the “wound.”

Continue doing this and that section should heal and grow back together again, if I’m understanding what you mean by the wound. Our cats had open abscesses and we squeezed Neosporin right into them.

It’s not easy when they can reach the area, because they lick it off.

All one can do is keep squeezing it in until it heals.

Wiki: 

“Super glue, or cyanoacrylate, is the common name for a group of fast-acting adhesives with industrial, medical and household uses. It normally comes in a small tube, and is often sold as "Super Glue" or "Krazy Glue". It is slightly toxic.

Cyanoacrylate is an extremely strong glue. However, the glue is not so good at keeping together against shear (sideways pushing).

There are other versions for medical and veterinary use, created to be non-toxic and less irritating to skin.

Cyanoacrylate adhesives are sometimes known as instant glues.

Super glue will stick to human skin instantly. If this happens, it can be removed with acetone, commonly found in nail polish remover.

Medical grade super glue is sometimes used to seal small cuts, scrapes, and mild wounds. Never use in deep or puncture wounds.

Super glue will burn if it comes in contact with cotton, including cotton clothing, cotton gloves, and cotton swabs. The severity of this reaction can range from a small amount of heat and smoke to starting a fire, depending on the amount of glue and/or cotton involved.”