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Do get the maggot out. Vets will slather Vaseline over the wound then cover it with a gauze pad to keep the animal from licking it. The Vaseline should suffocate the maggot in a couple days then you can squeeze and pull out the dead maggot. But don't listen to these people that tell you to put peroxide in a deep wound. Peroxide not only kills bad stuff but kills healthy skin too. It says right on the package not to use on deep or puncture wounds for that reason. Irrigate the wound with some saline or betadine solution if you feel you need to. Put some triple antibiotic on it.and let it heal from the inside out. You may have to put bell collar on the kitten so she can not lick the wound while it heals.
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Well, if I were you, I'd take some tweezers and pull the maggot thing out. It's not good to just leave it. After you pull it out wash out the hole with some peroxide and antiseptic cream. If the cat will let you, put a bandage over the hole. Definetly pull the thing out of its neck though! Cause it probably won't come out on its own, and who knows what will happen if you just let it stay there. If you could some how find a way to take it to the vet though, it would be the best thing to do.
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Well, I would pull the maggot thing out immediately! Clean out the hole, put some antibiotic ointment on it and then, bandage it until you get to the vet. Then, I would call the vet and ask to let you post date a check till your next payday or bill you. The little kitty needs some professional medical help. You are going to have to figure out a way to get that baby to the vet. It may have other parasitic things internally that will end up killing the poor baby. Please, try to make arrangements and take her in ASAP.
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Even if you dont have money for the vets some cat Charity's will help you out www.catactiontrust.org is useful this kitten needs a vet now this is certainly a parasite of some sort and if you want her to live stop letting her out at 8 weeks old, keep her indoors or you will lose her. also if you cant afford to care for your animals give them away to a pet shop or cat refuge and try to remember they are living creatures.
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Could be a tick. My cat had one in his tail a few weeks back. That also looked like a giant black maggot. If it's a tick it's growing because the tick is sucking blood and filling itself up with it and therefore getting bigger.
If the cat disappeared for a few days it's likely she picked it up outside. My cat came back with his after getting lost and sleeping in the dirt for 10 days.
You need to take the tick out but be really careful you remove the whole thing. Leaving the head in will create bigger problems. Put alcohol on the area before doing it if you have no other option -
What do you mean the vet is not an option! You can pay for the internet but not for a vet! The poor animal is in total need of a vet! The poor thing, you should have thought about this before you decided to take on the responsibility of a kitten!
Give it to someone who will pay attention to it and will take it to a vet when it is in pain, this thing will not go away! -
I know you said a vet isn't an option but you should seriously consider it. Her lymph nodes could be swollen. We once brought a cat to a vet with hardly any skin on his back. Extremely skinny. The vet said his lymph nodes were swollen and if we waited any longer he would've died. Now he's a happy fat 15 lb. cat!
That growth isn't normal and it's probably slowly making the cat suffer. Try to borrow money from a friend or relative with the promise of eventually paying them back. It needs to be looked at.
Keep feeding them. And kittens should be kept indoors. All cats should actually.Source(s):
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This is a parasite-you can easily treat this at home- remove the worm with a pair of tweezers and kill it- then treat the wound daily with triple antibiotic ointment- We've had this happen to our cats and its not as big a deal as some people on here seem to think- good luck!!
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This makes me sick...take the poor cat to the vet, it will eventually DIE! If you can't afford a vet take it to a shelter. Even if they euthanize it now it won't suffer in the future. Remember an animal is a living thing and needs care, if you or your mom can't care for it then give it to someone who can. Thank you! >^^<
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personal experience, i live in southwest VA and i had a dog show up one day who had the same thing on his neck, id heard about them before but wasnt sure what they were, my parents asked me to take care of it,m but they are right, it is a worm and it id eating the inside of your kitten, you need to make sure to only grab the head of the worm and pull it out, when you do, all kinds of sticky goo will puss out behind it so dont gross out, them just clean it with soap and water, be sure to pull really slow so the worm dosnt rip cause im not sure but id heard that if the worm busts while its still in the animal the toxins inside could kill it, but if you have a good grip on the worm just pull it out, when we did it to the dog, within one day he seemed so much happier and even healthier then before,and i also remember it must have felt alot better cause he started licking my hand as soon as it was out, it could be something else but thats what it sounds like but if youre not going to the vet, take your cahnces and get it out
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before you use tweezers to try and pull it out,see if you can squeeze the grub out.if you can see it,than it will pop out.tweezers are to risky.if it breaks inside,it will still be alive and do more harm.squeezing it will also get a lot of pus out.clean her up with peroxide.keep it open so that all the gunk can drain out.use neosporin to help heal it. remember to squeeze very easily. if she starts scratching you.wrap her up in a blanket.the feet tucked inside
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you need to take it to the vet. it has a large worm in it that is eating the inside of the kitten. I remember when i was younger those things getting in livestock.
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Don't listen to the person about tweezing it. Call the vet and ask for a free opinion on the situation. Please don't try to mess with this thing yourself, especially in such a young kitten.
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It could simply be worms I know from expirience that it could be worms first try putting some warm saltwater in the problemed area that stuff really works ! !
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you have to get that baby some help, i can't imagine seeing that everyday and not doing something. i'm not trying to be mean but i'm an animal lover and YOU SHOULD NOT DO IT YOURSELF, TAKE IT TO THE VET OR GIVE IT TO SOMEONE WHO CAN TAKE CARE OF IT! NOW, BEFORE IT DIES.
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It may very well be a blowfly larvae (maggot). They can get really huge, and need to be removed very carefully.
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People on this site cannot diagnose and treat medical problems. She needs to see a vet.
If you can't afford a vet, then you shouldn't have a cat. I suggest you turn her over to an animal shelter.
8 week old kitten, Black Maggot looking thing frowing in neck?
1 of our kittens (Tip), has a large lump on the side of her neck. It has taken 2-3 weeks to grow to this point - Inside is what appears to be a GIANT black maggot or something similar. What is it, and can it be left alone? She breathes and eats fine, as well as drinks fine.. It's now essentialy a hole in the underside of her neck with the .. thing... beging to stick out. Will it come out on it's own? We don't have the money for a vet, so it is NOT an option. (At the moment she is half starved. She disapeared a few days ago [To a week, i am not certain how long as I am only here on weekends, and Mother doesn't pay the cats any attention besides settingout food.) and we just found her alone across the street in asteep ravine. She's got a whole plateful of food infront of her, as well as water, and seems to be eating fine.)
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