Internal Injuries

Try any deep wound as something potentially mortal. The penetrating knife wounds, gun shots or empalings are accompanied of internal injuries. These also can be produced, without it appreciates superficial visible injuries, because of traffic accidents, falls and other concussion.The first aids for the internal injuries associated with the penetrating wounds are described earlier in the site.

Monitor possible shock

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

Is the cause of the internal injury made by a knife, a dart, a gun shot or impaled?
Does it continue bleeding 3 minutes after of applying a pressed bandage?
Are there symptoms of shock?
Has the cat respiratory difficulties?
Does the cat show pain or discomfort?
Does he have dirty and sticky wounds?
Has any unknown animal bitten him deeply?
Has he hid and you have found a piece of fresh skin somewhere? YES
Go to the veterinarian     NOW.

1. Do not extract any sticking object, for example an arrow. (If you do it you can provoke a fatal internal hemorrhage. In case of impalement, try always to move the cat with the object in which he has impaled. If it is not possible, try to get that the veterinarian comes to the place of the facts. If he cannot either, prepare yourself to confront the possible tragic consequences when you retire the cat).
2. Maintain the animal quite and pressed for detaining the hemorrhage. Get clean the respiratory airways do CPR if necessary.
3. Be sure that he is going to suffer a shock. Wrap the cat in a blanket to maintain him sheltered and go immediately to the veterinarian.

Remember that the internal injuries- commotion, crush of diaphragm, break of bladder, hemorrhages proceeding from organs or blood broken vessels, etc. - they can be produced without it appreciates any superficial injuries. If you know that your cat has suffered a traumatic accident, or if on having submitted it to a complete recognition after finding some superficial injury you appreciate in him symptoms of shock, go immediately to the veterinarian.