on 10/23/2008
My cat bit me and I put peroxide and spray bactine on it. Seems to be getting better. Was puffy, red and very tender. My cat has all his shots however he is a hunter and eats his prey. Gross I know. I gave him cat nip and he got a little crazy to say the least. lol
on 10/13/2008
I was bitten by a cat around the same time as sandie. I washed and put on antibiotic cream. After reading some of these comments, I went to the doctor. I got a tetanus shot and augmenten. The next day my finger was very hot, very swollen, very sore and I had a red streak going up my arm. I went back to the doctor, who sent me to a specialist for hands and had a drain inserted in my finger and an IV antibiotic. Currently, I'm on 2wk disability, I have 4 soaks and manipulations to do every day and I have to go to therapy 3X a week. When you get a cat bite GO IMMEDIATELY to a doctor.
on 10/7/2008
I have been bitten many times by cats and dogs and have never go to a Dr. I have always treated them at home. I would first wash the bite site with antibacterial soap in cool water. Pat dry and then added antibiotic cream. I would change the dressing and re-apply the cream 3 times a day. They all healed fine.
on 8/17/2008
Cripes. My 9 year old cat bit me 2 days ago on little finger. It drew blood and I immediately rinsed under water, cleaned with antiseptic and put on a bandaid.
It's been fine up till now. My finger was gone a little pinker than normal and puffy where the bite was. It's also a bit hot. There is a bit of pain, but not so much that I'd worry. But after reading some of these stories I'm wondering if I should see my Dr. The only thing putting me off is the enormous cost but it's better than losing a finger.
on 7/28/2008
omg i was just bitten by a cat and you guys all have me totally freaked out!!! it was one bite, not bleeding, doesnt look serious but now im freaking out bc of all of these comments. so please stop! a lot of times cat bites can be serious, but a lot of times they are minor. my little brother, who is very annoying, has gotten bit my many things, cats, dogs, ects and hes always been fine.
on 7/28/2008
omg i was just bitten by a cat and you guys all have me totally freaked out!!! it was one bite, not bleeding, doesnt look serious but now im freaking out bc of all of these comments. so please stop! a lot of times cat bites can be serious, but a lot of times they are minor. my little brother, who is very annoying, has gotten bit my many things, cats, dogs, ects and hes always been fine.
on 5/21/2008
Our son,with our urging and $support, adopted a little stray kitten last spring. Well, she wasn’t subject to many other people—only him in his condo. So, when she comes up here—2 x so far, we keep her in his room with her own litter box, food dishes, etc. Well, this time, he brought her downstairs and she freaked—hissing, spitting—and bit our son on the hand but good. We immediately put alcohol on it and bacitracin, but I told him to see the doctor if it got swollen. I was bitten once by a cat and needed antibiotics, so I knew cat bites can be VERY dangerous. Back in MD the next day with a swollen hand, he went to the doctor—and got put on an IV immediately to get the anti-biotic in his system fast. He got a script for pills to follow up with. He almost fainted (he did once during a blood drive, too). He also got a tetanus shot. He said that because she was a stray—and might ha
on 5/11/2008
The original article is a prescription for disaster as the other comments here attest. A cat bite that punctures the skin is very serious. I waited from 10:00pm until 8:00am the next morning before seeing a doctor with my first one, and they said if I'd waited any longer, I'd have been in the hospital. I knew a veterinarian back in 1990 who tried to treat a deep cat bite with oral antibiotics, and she wound up in the hospital for a week. The advice in this article may apply for cat *scratches*, but it's seriously, dangerously bad advice for a deep cat bite/puncture wound.
on 4/23/2008
I was just bitten today buy a Ferrel cat on my left index finger. it swelled up after 2 hrs. i went to the er received Anitbiotic drip and a tetnis shot. i was bitten in a joint. i was reffered to a hand specialist. Needless to say, the cat will be taken by Aminal Control tomorrow. For a 10 day hold. For the fear of raibees (EXCUSE THE SPELLING) . Oxicodone effecting typing one handed.. I will let yall know of the results.
on 4/23/2008
I was just bitten today buy a Ferrel cat on my left index finger. it swelled up after 2 hrs. i went to the er received Anitbiotic drip and a tetnis shot. i was bitten in a joint. i was reffered to a hand specialist. Needless to say, the cat will be taken by Aminal Control tomorrow. For a 10 day hold. For the fear of raibees (EXCUSE THE SPELLING) . Oxicodone effecting typing one handed.. I will let yall know of the results.
on 11/11/2007
cat bite- On march 19 2004 I was bitten in the thumb joint by a vaccinated domestic cat. Within 48 hours I was in surgery and was told my arm would propably have to be amputated. 16 weeks later of intervenous antibiotic 4 times a day I experienced excruciating, crippling, passing out pain. This was eventually diagnosed after seeing countless doctors in numerous cities to be reflex sympathetic dystrophy. After over two and a half years of a level 9 to 10 pain 24 hours a day it started to subside. In the mean time, since I could not function because of the pain I lost my buisness of 15 years that was doing about 2 million dollars a year. Today I still cannot handle cold on my hand without going into severe pain causing me to physically get ill. _______________________________ CAT BITES! THEY CAN ALTER YOUR LIFE! BEWARE! BECAREFUL! BE THANKFUL YOUR NOT ME.
on 9/22/2007
I got bitten by my cat on my left index finger middle joint. Saw my Dr. the same day and he put me on Augmenten for a week and gave me a tetnus shot. Did not even tell me to follow up, but I did a week later and put me on another week of meds, but I asked for a referral, and 9 days after the bite I saw a hand surgeon that admitted me to the hospital immediately to do surgery the next day. was in the hospital 3 days and went home with a pic line for IV Invanz for 20 days. The infection was so bad it ate a hole through my tendon and destroyed stuff inside. He put some internal stitches in and a week later I had the external stitched removed. I had to take 4 weeks off of work, $35,000 billed to my ins(thank god for that), and 2 1/2 months of therapy, my finger will never be the same, cannot straighten it and I won't be able to fully ever.If I waited any longer i could have lost my finger.
on 8/16/2007
I'm really surprised to read all this. My cat bites my partner and myself constantly (once or twice a week) and draws blood reasonably often, but the bites have never been much more than superficial, and have never needed any treatment.
on 7/23/2007
All cat bites are "HELL" go to your doctor asap, get surgery as soon as your doctor recommends. I sprnt ove #30,000.00 because I did not have insurane. Go to your doctor now.
on 3/27/2007
I was bitten by one of my cats this past Thursday, 3/22/07. I've had minor bites and scratches before, but this one was extremely severe. I had been bad over the past few months and had been feeding stray's outside. Not long ago one got inside and attacked my two indoor only cats. We immediately took them in for rabies shots. So, Thursday night, I was outside petting one of the strays. When I came back inside my male cat jumped up on my lap and sniffed my hand. I went to pet his head and BOOM! He laid into me! It was slow motion. I have two small puncture wounds on my palm, and on large on on the back of my thumb, right at the joint. I knew IMMEDIATELY I needed to go to the ER. I've NEVER been to the ER, I'm usually very stubborn and figure I can take care of things myself, but even as the attack was happening I KNEW it was bad. The big puncture wound to the back of my hand bled profusely. My husband and I were set to close on our first house the next morning! We were going to be moving. So much for lifting boxes. It was horrible. I had just gotten out of the shower too. It was around 9:45pm, my hair was wet, I was in comfy clothes. But I was filling up paper towels (all we had available since everything was packed up for the move!!!) faster than I could count. When we got to the ER the gave me a tetnus shot and I'm on Augmentin. My hand was very sore over the weekend because I still had to help out with the move, but appears to be getting better. I think maybe because it bled so much it kept bacteria from getting inside so much. It's been 5 days now and the swelling is down and I was finally able to move my thumb yesterday. I wash it with antibacterial soap and put neosporin on it constantly. I only kept it bandaged (with bandaids) for the first day since puncture wounds really need to breath. It really looks like it's getting better but some of these stories scare me. I'm glad I decided to go to the ER immediately. I'm not sure what to do with my cat. He's not usually aggressive with me, but he can be with other people. I know he was just smelling another cat in his territory and felt threatened, but my husband and I want to try to have kids soon and now I know that he could definitely maim (if not kill) a baby. Plus I'm sure he was stressed with the moving stuff as well. I just don't know...
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maryp911 said
on 10/23/2008 My cat bit me and I put peroxide and spray bactine on it. Seems to be getting better. Was puffy, red and very tender. My cat has all his shots however he is a hunter and eats his prey. Gross I know. I gave him cat nip and he got a little crazy to say the least. lol
latagn said
on 10/13/2008 I was bitten by a cat around the same time as sandie. I washed and put on antibiotic cream. After reading some of these comments, I went to the doctor. I got a tetanus shot and augmenten. The next day my finger was very hot, very swollen, very sore and I had a red streak going up my arm. I went back to the doctor, who sent me to a specialist for hands and had a drain inserted in my finger and an IV antibiotic. Currently, I'm on 2wk disability, I have 4 soaks and manipulations to do every day and I have to go to therapy 3X a week. When you get a cat bite GO IMMEDIATELY to a doctor.
sandiej466 said
on 10/7/2008 I have been bitten many times by cats and dogs and have never go to a Dr. I have always treated them at home. I would first wash the bite site with antibacterial soap in cool water. Pat dry and then added antibiotic cream. I would change the dressing and re-apply the cream 3 times a day. They all healed fine.
dawniver said
on 8/17/2008 Cripes. My 9 year old cat bit me 2 days ago on little finger. It drew blood and I immediately rinsed under water, cleaned with antiseptic and put on a bandaid.
It's been fine up till now. My finger was gone a little pinker than normal and puffy where the bite was. It's also a bit hot. There is a bit of pain, but not so much that I'd worry. But after reading some of these stories I'm wondering if I should see my Dr. The only thing putting me off is the enormous cost but it's better than losing a finger.
cccutiepie90210 said
on 7/28/2008 omg i was just bitten by a cat and you guys all have me totally freaked out!!! it was one bite, not bleeding, doesnt look serious but now im freaking out bc of all of these comments. so please stop! a lot of times cat bites can be serious, but a lot of times they are minor. my little brother, who is very annoying, has gotten bit my many things, cats, dogs, ects and hes always been fine.
cccutiepie90210 said
on 7/28/2008 omg i was just bitten by a cat and you guys all have me totally freaked out!!! it was one bite, not bleeding, doesnt look serious but now im freaking out bc of all of these comments. so please stop! a lot of times cat bites can be serious, but a lot of times they are minor. my little brother, who is very annoying, has gotten bit my many things, cats, dogs, ects and hes always been fine.
HockeyLady said
on 5/21/2008 Our son,with our urging and $support, adopted a little stray kitten last spring. Well, she wasn’t subject to many other people—only him in his condo. So, when she comes up here—2 x so far, we keep her in his room with her own litter box, food dishes, etc. Well, this time, he brought her downstairs and she freaked—hissing, spitting—and bit our son on the hand but good. We immediately put alcohol on it and bacitracin, but I told him to see the doctor if it got swollen. I was bitten once by a cat and needed antibiotics, so I knew cat bites can be VERY dangerous. Back in MD the next day with a swollen hand, he went to the doctor—and got put on an IV immediately to get the anti-biotic in his system fast. He got a script for pills to follow up with. He almost fainted (he did once during a blood drive, too). He also got a tetanus shot. He said that because she was a stray—and might ha
OCBill said
on 5/11/2008 The original article is a prescription for disaster as the other comments here attest. A cat bite that punctures the skin is very serious. I waited from 10:00pm until 8:00am the next morning before seeing a doctor with my first one, and they said if I'd waited any longer, I'd have been in the hospital. I knew a veterinarian back in 1990 who tried to treat a deep cat bite with oral antibiotics, and she wound up in the hospital for a week. The advice in this article may apply for cat *scratches*, but it's seriously, dangerously bad advice for a deep cat bite/puncture wound.
rfutrell said
on 4/23/2008 I was just bitten today buy a Ferrel cat on my left index finger. it swelled up after 2 hrs. i went to the er received Anitbiotic drip and a tetnis shot. i was bitten in a joint. i was reffered to a hand specialist. Needless to say, the cat will be taken by Aminal Control tomorrow. For a 10 day hold. For the fear of raibees (EXCUSE THE SPELLING) . Oxicodone effecting typing one handed.. I will let yall know of the results.
rfutrell said
on 4/23/2008 I was just bitten today buy a Ferrel cat on my left index finger. it swelled up after 2 hrs. i went to the er received Anitbiotic drip and a tetnis shot. i was bitten in a joint. i was reffered to a hand specialist. Needless to say, the cat will be taken by Aminal Control tomorrow. For a 10 day hold. For the fear of raibees (EXCUSE THE SPELLING) . Oxicodone effecting typing one handed.. I will let yall know of the results.
onwerd said
on 11/11/2007 cat bite- On march 19 2004 I was bitten in the thumb joint by a vaccinated domestic cat. Within 48 hours I was in surgery and was told my arm would propably have to be amputated. 16 weeks later of intervenous antibiotic 4 times a day I experienced excruciating, crippling, passing out pain. This was eventually diagnosed after seeing countless doctors in numerous cities to be reflex sympathetic dystrophy. After over two and a half years of a level 9 to 10 pain 24 hours a day it started to subside. In the mean time, since I could not function because of the pain I lost my buisness of 15 years that was doing about 2 million dollars a year. Today I still cannot handle cold on my hand without going into severe pain causing me to physically get ill. _______________________________ CAT BITES! THEY CAN ALTER YOUR LIFE! BEWARE! BECAREFUL! BE THANKFUL YOUR NOT ME.
melissaryl said
on 9/22/2007 I got bitten by my cat on my left index finger middle joint. Saw my Dr. the same day and he put me on Augmenten for a week and gave me a tetnus shot. Did not even tell me to follow up, but I did a week later and put me on another week of meds, but I asked for a referral, and 9 days after the bite I saw a hand surgeon that admitted me to the hospital immediately to do surgery the next day. was in the hospital 3 days and went home with a pic line for IV Invanz for 20 days. The infection was so bad it ate a hole through my tendon and destroyed stuff inside. He put some internal stitches in and a week later I had the external stitched removed. I had to take 4 weeks off of work, $35,000 billed to my ins(thank god for that), and 2 1/2 months of therapy, my finger will never be the same, cannot straighten it and I won't be able to fully ever.If I waited any longer i could have lost my finger.
rhyme said
on 8/16/2007 I'm really surprised to read all this. My cat bites my partner and myself constantly (once or twice a week) and draws blood reasonably often, but the bites have never been much more than superficial, and have never needed any treatment.
charlesworth39 said
on 7/23/2007 All cat bites are "HELL" go to your doctor asap, get surgery as soon as your doctor recommends. I sprnt ove #30,000.00 because I did not have insurane. Go to your doctor now.
mamba0182 said
on 3/27/2007 I was bitten by one of my cats this past Thursday, 3/22/07. I've had minor bites and scratches before, but this one was extremely severe. I had been bad over the past few months and had been feeding stray's outside. Not long ago one got inside and attacked my two indoor only cats. We immediately took them in for rabies shots. So, Thursday night, I was outside petting one of the strays. When I came back inside my male cat jumped up on my lap and sniffed my hand. I went to pet his head and BOOM! He laid into me! It was slow motion. I have two small puncture wounds on my palm, and on large on on the back of my thumb, right at the joint. I knew IMMEDIATELY I needed to go to the ER. I've NEVER been to the ER, I'm usually very stubborn and figure I can take care of things myself, but even as the attack was happening I KNEW it was bad. The big puncture wound to the back of my hand bled profusely. My husband and I were set to close on our first house the next morning! We were going to be moving. So much for lifting boxes. It was horrible. I had just gotten out of the shower too. It was around 9:45pm, my hair was wet, I was in comfy clothes. But I was filling up paper towels (all we had available since everything was packed up for the move!!!) faster than I could count. When we got to the ER the gave me a tetnus shot and I'm on Augmentin. My hand was very sore over the weekend because I still had to help out with the move, but appears to be getting better. I think maybe because it bled so much it kept bacteria from getting inside so much. It's been 5 days now and the swelling is down and I was finally able to move my thumb yesterday. I wash it with antibacterial soap and put neosporin on it constantly. I only kept it bandaged (with bandaids) for the first day since puncture wounds really need to breath. It really looks like it's getting better but some of these stories scare me. I'm glad I decided to go to the ER immediately. I'm not sure what to do with my cat. He's not usually aggressive with me, but he can be with other people. I know he was just smelling another cat in his territory and felt threatened, but my husband and I want to try to have kids soon and now I know that he could definitely maim (if not kill) a baby. Plus I'm sure he was stressed with the moving stuff as well. I just don't know...