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Cats sometimes get deep wounds from galvanised iron roofs or catching their skin on a nail. Deep cuts may need stitching so ring your vet for advice.
- bathe the wound with salt water (1 teaspoon of salt to a pint - 600ml - of warm water) and cotton wool
- bathe the wound with salt water and cotton wool
- gently clip back the surrounding fur - putting a dollop of clean Vaseline jelly onto the wound will stop fur contaminating the wound
- apply a sterile pad over the wound
- cover the wound with a light dressing of gauze. Cats are difficult to bandage but you must never apply a dressing too tight as you may cut off the blood supply.
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