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Is my cat sick? (some squeamish people may not want to look at these pictures)?

I don’t want to go to the vet if I’m just over-reacting. These wounds haven’t gotten any bigger throughout today. I’ve just noticed them today and they were fresh earlier. The blood was still wet. There is one on her hind leg and one identical to it on her diagonal front leg.

What I want to know is:

1.) Is this something I should take her to the vet for immediately? Or is it better to wait a few days to see if things get worse?

2.) Should I bandage these up, and if so, how?

花ちゃん (pronounced Hana-chan) is only 9 months old. She is a tabby kitten. No sudden changes in her diet. She hasn’t had any other weird behavior. She’s her regular rambunctious self. She is constantly running around. There is a possibility that she scraped her limbs on chair legs, counter edges, or anything like that. I have not found any fur or cat skin anywhere yet though, and I have looked.

Here are pictures of what it looks like:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/alysesaysrawr/04-1.jpg ~ Just a cute pic of her.
Thank you so much for your help!!! :D I help a lot of people out with their cats on here, so I’d appreciate any good help you can give me!
NOTE:: I also have NOT seen her biting, gnawing, or scratching at all, and I’ve been watching her like a hawk ALL day.
To answer your question about if it smells, it does not smell any different than the rest of her. :) She is a good smelling cat. She however, did not like me pinning her down to smell it, haha!

Is it alright to use warm salt water, even if I’m not sure if it’s an infection or a scrape?
Also no other liquid is leaking from it, it’s dry and not bleeding any more. I can’t tell if it’s warm. My hands are so cold, that everything feels warm to me right now. And it doesn’t seem to hurt her if I touch, press, or rub it. At least, she doesn’t jerk away or anything. But she’s really trusting when she’s around me any way. I can push her over and knock her down and she will just pur and pur until I pet her. Haha. :) She’s an awesome laid back kitten.

I should probably check my other cat and keep them separate for now, shouldn’t I?
WELL I THINK IT’S AN INFECTION AND SHE DOES NEED A VET!!! I was looking through pictures, like an idiot, I know. Looking for anything on her leg or arm. On the same leg, from January 3rd, I can see a tiny red scab in the same spot. It is definitely getting bigger, and I just didn’t notice it before. :( I need to take her to a vet tomorrow. That’s just what has to be done. It probably is ring worms. Every article I’ve seen looks the same. I guess it’s good I caught it this early. I’ve seen some terrible cats with it all over them in those pictures online. I will be choosing a best answer as soon as it lets me.


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I spayed my 4mo old kitten 5 days ago and it seems bad.?

She liked her wound a couple of times but I put a collar and she has not liked it. The doctor said the wound looks normal but I am not sure it does. I talked to a couple of friends and they said the wounds were not that big and the stitches would come off by themselves. My kitten’s don’t. I am afraid the vet was not that good and my kitty’s surgery was not performed well. I am putting an antibacterial cream the doctor prescribed her and she seems fine. She’s been sleeping a lot, eating normal, playing (if the collar allows it), and purring.
Should I worry or it looks normal? I have attached a link to the images. One of the pictures is kind of side ways because there is swelling underneath the wound like a little oval looking ball. If you notice some yellowish color is the cream
Thanks for your time!

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