Cat with puncture wounds?

Question

i pulled in the driveway and seen my baby boy cat laying in the driveway waiting on me so he can get in the house, when he got up to go into the house i seen what it looked like was blood on his neck. he came in the house and went straight to eat. my husband and i looked at him and he had two puncture wounds, and it was bloody from whatever it was. it looks like a snake bite, or my husband said it may be from a pellet gun, but i don't think that's likely since the puncture wounds are close together like a bite. he seems to be doing fine by husband cleaned it up with a q tip, does anyone have any suggestions to what to use on killing the germs so it won't get infected and how to take care of it, he doesn't seem to be in excrutiating pain or anything. will he get sick or anything in the next few days if it is a snake bite? just let me know please, i don't have the money until wednesday to take him to the vet, so any help or advice is welcome, thanks so much.

Answer 1

clean him up don't give him human medicine clean the wounds use any cat medicine it may not be a bite or a snake bite maybe a dog do not put ice on it or cut the wound if you can wrap a bandage two to four inches above the wound and do not panic

Answer 2

Your Vet will put you on a payment plan I am sure of it. Get him to the Vet, it may be another cat bite and can abscess! Wow if it was a snake bite he would have not been able to walk or eat I don't think!

GET HIM TO A VET, its best to keep your cat indoors, safer for him and costs less in Vet bills!  

Answer 3

For right now clip the hair from the area around the wound, clean the area with 1/2 Hydrogen peroxide 1/2 water mixture. When you go to the vet they most likely will prescribe an antibiotic, depending on the wound to prevent an abscess.

In 2 months you should bring him back to the vet to do a FeLV/FIV test.

FIV is a immune compromising viral disease cats transmit through bite wounds and it is important to know if he has indeed contracted it. FeLV or feline leukemia is also going to be tested for, and being at such a high risk of contraction (due to the fact that he goes outside) it is a good idea to test for (and if negative, please vaccinate him against this if not done already)