Most cat bites occur when cat owners are bitten by their pets. First, thoroughly wash the area with soap and water. Should I go to the doctor? It became infected - septic arthritis - and I had a surgery to clean it out and was in hospital for 4 days. Are you still on antibiotics? I won't go into the details but a ladies cat was badly hurt and she was bitten on the hand multiple times while trying to help her cat. I Cat bites can be completely harmless…or dangerous! It is widely accepted that cat bites account for an additional 5% to 15% of animal bite wounds . Cat bites and scratches. Epub 2015 Dec 11.Dtsch Arztebl Int.
What do I do if I was bitten by a feral cat and there's part of the cat's tooth in the wound? I treated it at home, and everything seems to be OK now." I have a deep wound from a cat's fang. There was some drainage of blood and a clear fluid the first day, but now it's closed and shows no sign of infection. "My brother and my cousin got bit. A Cats have long fangs, so their bites can be deep and prone to infection. No. Finally, cover the bite with a bandage to keep dirt and bacteria out. A cat bite on the hand can turn into a hospital stay, according to a new study. Sunday 12:45 PM: My hand really hurts. 2002 Jan;34(1):22-9. doi: 10.1055/s-2002-22103.Cureus. Either way, keep it clean and covered and watch for signs of infection. Wow, yea I have heard about cat bites developing nasty infections. 2015 Jun 19;112(25):433-42; quiz 443. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2015.0433. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.I mentioned on my first introduction post that I had recently dealt with a pretty nasty cat bite (my cat). In addition, if thorough wound irrigation within the infectious area is performed during early surgery, the bacteria count can be drastically reduced.Any time there is a progressing infection! Epub 2019 Jul 9.ANZ J Surg.
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Treating a Cat Bite.
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If it has not, just apply some antibacterial mixture and a bandage/band-aid/plaster.
I got rabies and tetanus shots. Beware of bleeding. "I was bitten by a cat I found named Oreo. When you're finished, apply an antibiotic cream to the bite to help prevent an infection. They told her if she had waited that she could have lost her hand. The cat isn't vaccinated and my wound isn't swelling. JavaScript is disabled.
METHODS: All patients recently treated at our institution for cat bite injuries to the hand were retrospectively reviewed. My wound is on the wrist. This article was co-authored by Chris M. Matsko, MD. Contact a doctor if it begins to get infected. You might want to get a tetanus shot, or just have it looked by a professional.