My cat has a cut on it's head...

[chaser]

My cat came in a couple of mornings ago with a bit of a cut on it's head - nothing major. I wasn't overly concerned as it had scabbed and he wasn't bothered by it at all. He washed it regularly and was still as active and hungry.
It has stayed scabbed - not weeping at all, but tonight when he sat on my lap I noticed a funny smell coming from the cut. It doesn't seem sore and he doesnt mind me touching it to examine him. I have just bathed it with warm sterile water and he was fine with that - he even purred while I did it!
I am concerned about the smell though -it has only arrived today.
Any ideas before I ring the vets?
Cheers

[Angel]

Change yer socks?

[takersbabe]

maybe try bathing it in some diluted tea tree oil i use it on my cats and dogs well kids aswel for that matter.
with it being smelly though does sound like its got and infection in it it will prob need antibiotics

[chaser]

Thanks
Well I bathed it with a boiled water salt solution and cleaned it - not pleasant! It left a round circle of raw looking skin which i bathed again. L left him then to see how it went. This morning it had already healed a lot and now there is just a little scab with no smell.
Hopefully it seems to be bettering itself. I will keep a close eye on it.
The stress of the vets is enough to make him ill!
Thanks

[takersbabe]

i'm glad he is ok now hun :D

[Kiki]

Im glad he is ok now and i think you did the right thing. Tea tree isnt good for use on animals ! I have several Aloe Vera plants and use them for my dry skin and find that good for psyrosis!

[takersbabe]

ive always used tea tree oil in my animals and they have always been fine just a drop on cuts has cleared the wound up a treat.
makes me laugh one minute its fine to use then its not same as everything else in this world lol

[WillowTheWhisp]

Hope your cat heals fully. I can understand how stressy they can get about going to the vets. One of ours gets into a right tiswas just over going for an annual check-up. She clings onto my for dear life and I have the scratches to prove it!

[chaser]

Thank you all - Henry is fine now - just a litle bald patch on his head!