Sodium nitrate, a preservative that's used in some processed meats, such as bacon, jerky and luncheon meats, could increase your heart disease risk. It's thought that sodium nitrate may damage your blood vessels, making your arteries more likely to harden and narrow, leading to heart disease.
For third degree burns, keep the burned area covered with a wet cloth as much as possible to keep more chemical from washing into the wound. Once the chemical has been washed away as much as possible, cover the burn area with a fresh, wet cloth, wrap your cat in a dry towel and take him to your veterinarian.
The burn should then be cleaned using mild soap and cool clean running water. Burns that do not have any skin breakdown are best left without a dressing. If there is any blistering or skin breakdown, a clean dry gauze dressing should be applied to the burn.Those measures constitute sufficient burn care for a minor burn prior to seeing a physician.The next appropriate step is to go to see a physician.f there is any blistering or skin breakdown, a clean dry gauze dressing should be applied to the burn. Those measures constitute sufficient burn care for a minor burn prior to seeing a physician. The next appropriate step is to go to see a physician.