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Summary: Cat bites should be disinfected, treated with sterile water and dressed with gauze and medical tape. Treat cat bites and confirm that the animal has had a rabies vaccination with tips from a street firefighter in this free video on first aid and medical treatments.

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By Joe Bruni
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Captain Joe Bruni has over three decades of experience as a street firefighter and company officer. Bruni has experience as a department training officer in the fire and rescue safety...read more

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"You know having a pet can be a pretty enjoyable and fun loving experience. Hi I'm Captain Joe Bruni. What we're going to talk about is how to treat a common cat bite that occurs to us as an individual. Cat bites can be a pretty traumatic experience for us as human beings. A cat bite can be superficial or could be deep in nature. If it's deep in nature, the first step would be to disinfect the area and clean the area after removing the cat from the area. You would also want to check to see if the cat has had a rabies vaccination from its owner and if this can be proven. The area should be treated with some type of disinfecting material like sterile water or other types of antiseptic solution. We would clean the area of blood, dirt or any other formed debris and then wash the area with soap and water for approximately five to ten minutes. After it has been washed and cleansed, we would apply some type of sterile dressing or clean dressing if a sterile one is not available to the area and then wrap the area with some type of clinger gauze or even tape it down with some type of medical tape. Again, verifying that the animal has had a rabies vaccination is a very important step. I'm Captain Joe Bruni, stay safe and we'll see you next time."

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