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Bite or claw wound from a fight which abscessed and opened. Cats unfortunately will often heal the skin over an infected area and then it'll abscess again. Need to keep cleaning it out with peroxide on a Q Tip. Antibiotics oral or injectable should also be done. Cat's lick their claws and in a fight the puncture from a sharp claw will inject the bacteria right under the skin...takes 5-7 days to abscess. They will be gimpy and sore on that spot before it opens and drains. Also likely run a fever. The real mess is when the chest wall gets punctured during a fight and the whole chest cavity gets infected.