My cat has this weird hard, scab like thing on her neck. When I went to investigate, a piece of it came off and it looked a little bloody underneath. The area is about as big as my thumbnail.

Updated On October 14th, 2017

Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Female | unspayed | 7 lbs

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Answered By Jenny, DVM

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With that scab and discharge it is likely infected. To can be from either a scratch or injury that tried to heal wth a scab but the bacteria got trapped underneath to form the infection. You can gentle get the scab off to clean the area with soap and water then apply neosporin twice a day until you can get it checked by a vet for oral medicine

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