If your cat is not eating, listless or the site is very painful and the treatments you have tried (or you are not yet trained) then you do need to see a veterinarian (especially an integrative one who will use this episode to actually build up health to lessen the chance of future abscesses). I strongly recommend getting some training in understanding the wide range of approaches to health so you can be in charge of what you choose for treatments for your cat(s). Do you want

Keeping a journal about your animal’s health challenges, dietary and behavioral observations will help you communicate better with your animal’s health care providers. KEYS PARTS OF A JOURNAL Beginning: Where you got the animal and when. Any history you could glean. Situation she came from. How he reacted when first with you. Illnesses: For each illness record anything the veterinarian tells you and shows you. Be specific about how things looked, not just the diagnosis. (“Gin