Looks like there's some pus and the whole thing looks kind of dirty. For now I think the best thing you can do is gently clean the area with a cottonball and hydrogen peroxide a few times a day but you really should have it looked at by a vet ASAP, especially if it swells any bigger than half a marble. Cats that get puncture wounds will abscess much more quickly and severely than most other species because their skin heals too fast and traps bacteria deep in the wound, it can quickly turn into a life threatening infection. Another thing it might be looking at the picture is warble- a bot fly larve (maggot) under the skin. If that white spot that looks like pus is kind of under the skin and won't wipe off or wriggles around a little? Yeah, very gross! They are dangerous to remove on your own and can also cause an abscess. There is a 24 emergency clinic in Burlington if you can't get an appointment-

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Moggie answered on 7/3/11. Helpful? / 1