Table 2.

Summary of bacterial status of the wounds and antibiotic treatment during therapy

Cat breed	Sex	Age (years)	Weight (kg)	Initial bacterial status of wound	Bacterial status during open wound management	Antibiotic treatment during open wound management	Bacterial status at time of grafting	Antibiotic treatment after grafting
DSH	MN	11.1	4.0	Streptococcus canis Clinically infected	Escherichia coli MR Enterobacter species MR	Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid changed to marbofloxacin	Staphylococcus epidermidis	Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid
DSH	MN	7.4	4.7	Staphylococcus aureus Pasteurella multocida E coli MR Enterococcus faecium MR Clostridium perfringens Clostridium baratii Clostridium sporogenes Clinically infected	Enterobacter subspecies MR Pseudomonas species MR S aureus	Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid changed to marbofloxacin	E coli	Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid
Maine Coon	MN	2.0	5.0	Pseudomonas aeruginosa MR E coli MR Enterococcus casseliflavus MR Clinically infected	P aeruginosa MR E coli MR Enterococcus faecium MR Staphylococcus felis Signs of clinical infection resolved during therapy	Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid changed to marbofloxacin Wound lavage with 1% acetic acid	Negative culture	Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid
DSH	FS	1.1	3.5	P aeruginosa E coli Enterococcus species Clinically infected	Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid No clinical signs of infection	Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid	P aeruginosa	Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid Local lavage with 1% acetic acid
DSH	MN	10.4	5.8	S aureus MR Clinically infected	S aureus MR No clinical signs of infection	Doxycycline	S aureus	Discontinued
DSH	MN	–	–	Enterococcus species clinically infected	Negative culture No clinical signs of infection	Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid	Negative culture	Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid

DSH = domestic shorthair; MN = male neutered; FS = female spayed; MR = resistance to more than three major antibiotic classes