Cat Hemorrhages

While the external hemorrhages constitute an evident danger, the internal hemorrhages, although less obvious, don't being important. If his cat has suffered a serious injury or is unusually calm and subdued, look in him for symptoms of shock. If the blood goes out bubbling, it means that an artery has broken. It is possible to turn out to be difficult to stop an arterial hemorrhage, but once located the cut glass, to make pressure directly on the wound can catch at once the exit of the blood.

Monitor Possible Shock

• Pale or whitish gums
• Agitated breathing
• Weak or accelerated pulse
• Coldness in the extremities
• General weakness

The cleanliness and bandage of wounds is described later on in this section

• Does the blood goes out pulsating?
• Does the hemorrhage not stop after applying pressure for 5 minutes?
• Does it appreciate fresh blood in vomits or diarrhea?
• Does the hemorrhage is for an applied wound, as the produced for a knife or a bullet?

Does the animal bleed profusely for some corporal orifice? Are there symptoms of shock?     YES
Go to the veterinarian     NOW

Does sprout the blood for a wound of more than two centimeters of length?
Is the zone very dirty and bleeding?

Internal hemorrhages

1. If the cat has suffered a collapse, stretch him sideward with the extended neck
2. Raise him the fourth backs using a double blanket, a towel or a pillow.
3. Wrap the cat with blankets or warm clothes and take him to the veterinarian immediately.

Hemorrhages in the head, mouth and trunk

1. Immobilize the cat
2. Clean the wounds if not serious. In the most serious hemorrhages, press immediately the wound with an absorbent dressing. Support the pressure during two minutes. (The hygienic compresses are excellent to cover bleeding wounds).
3. Do not retire the dressing, maintain in its place with bandages of gauze or stripes of blankets, bandaging it only with the sufficient strength in order that it does not move of the wound. (Sometimes they are produced deadly lost of blood for chronic sores in the palate. The cat swallows the most part of the blood, for what the problem is difficult of detecting. When these chronic hemorrhages happen, it is possible that the feline mews strong, he has the very opened eyes, suffer a collapse or endure assaults of epileptic type. Take him to the veterinarian immediately).
4. Go to the veterinarian immediately.

Hemorrhages in the ears

1. Press on both sides of the ear with absorbent dressings during several minutes.
2. Go to the veterinarian the same day.

Nasal Hemorrhages

1. Hold well to the cat and apply him a bag or cold compress in his nose.
2. Help to the formation of clots supporting an absorbent dressing on the nostril bleed.
3. Nasal hemorrhages are produced for a concussion or other hurts in the nose. Phone to the veterinarian to ask for advice.

Hemorrhages in the legs

1. In the slight hemorrhages, hold well the cat, press, the wound with an absorbent dressing, and clean it with oxygenated water diluted to 3 per cent. 
2. In the serious hemorrhages, press in the following points:

Front leg: With the thumb placed in the exterior part, take the leg between the shoulder and the elbow. Press with firmness with the yolks of the fingers to reduce the hemorrhage.

Rear leg:Take the leg more near the groin that it could and presses. Another form consists of seeking for the pulse with the fingers and then to press strongly to stop the exit of the blood. Raise the leg over the level of the heart. Look for veterinary attention immediately.

Hemorrhage in the paws

1. Hold well the cat and clean the wounds of little importance with oxygenated water diluted to 3 per cent. Look and extract any strange visible body, as for example pieces of glass. (Do not use antiseptic that irritates)
2. Press with an absorbent clean dressing. If the blood steeps and leaks it, do not change it. Add others above
3. If the blood continues appearing passed four minutes, do pressure in the corresponding point of described in the previous paragraph and take the cat immediately to the veterinarian.
4. Another system consists of using a tie, or a strip of a fabric or smooth material, for doing a turnstile; take without loss of time the animal to the veterinarian. (Do not leave the turnstile in the paw during more than fifteen minutes. Past this time, slacken it during a couple of minutes as minimally, and return to tight only if it is absolutely necessary. If they are not in use in appropriate formsinc, the turnstiles are extremely harmful)

Hemorrhages in the nails

1. Hold well to the cat and apply an absorbent clean dressing on the bleed nail
2. Do not extract the broken nail until it is so unfastened and can move it easily of touching. In these way, give a rapid pull with the fingers
3. If the nail is still partially adhered, go to the veterinarian in the space of 24 hours. (If on the nails having cut him to the cat a hemorrhage is produced in one of them to pressing too much, press it with an absorbent clean dressing during two minutes).

Hemorrhages in the tail

1. Catch the tail for his smooth half, placing the thumb on the interior part and press with it to stop the hemorrhage.
2. If the top of the tail continues bleeding, go to the veterinarian in the space of 24 hours.