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Cat Protector - 21 Aug 2005 20:02 GMT

I have heard that if you get bitten by a cat that you might need a tetanus
shot, is this true? I have the opportunity to get a tetanus shot for free so
I thought I would ask.

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Spot - 21 Aug 2005 20:39 GMT

You should get a tetanus shot every 7 to 10 years anyway. I'm not sure
exactly which it is so if you haven't had one in a long while and you get
the chance to get one for free I'd take them up on it.

Celeste

> I have heard that if you get bitten by a cat that you might need a tetanus
> shot, is this true? I have the opportunity to get a tetanus shot for free so
> I thought I would ask.

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sriddles@aol.com - 22 Aug 2005 00:15 GMT

> I have heard that if you get bitten by a cat that you might need a tetanus
> shot, is this true? I have the opportunity to get a tetanus shot for free so
> I thought I would ask.
>
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Anytime you get an animal bite the doc will probably give you a tetanus
shot as a precaution. Doesn't hurt to get one. It will last 10 years I
believe.

Sherry

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Diane - 22 Aug 2005 02:35 GMT

> Anytime you get an animal bite the doc will probably give you a tetanus
> shot as a precaution. Doesn't hurt to get one. It will last 10 years I
> believe.

My doctor didn't, but that was also in the midst of the tetanus
shortage. He said none of them looked serious enough (but they all left
obvious scars) . . .

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sriddles@aol.com - 22 Aug 2005 08:25 GMT

> > Anytime you get an animal bite the doc will probably give you a tetanus
> > shot as a precaution. Doesn't hurt to get one. It will last 10 years I
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> shortage. He said none of them looked serious enough (but they all left
> obvious scars) . . .

I remember my son getting a tetanus shot for a dog bite, and my
daughter got one for a terrapin bite. But that was a lot of years ago.
I worked with Exacto knives so much, that always took care of keeping
me current on tetanus shots!

Sherry

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blkcatgal - 22 Aug 2005 01:07 GMT

Yes. Cat bites are the worst bites next to human bites. I speak from
experience. After being bitten pretty bad by my cat, doctor insisted on
giving me a tetanus shot. Good thing about tetanus shots, though, they last
10 years.

Sue

>I have heard that if you get bitten by a cat that you might need a tetanus
>shot, is this true? I have the opportunity to get a tetanus shot for free
>so I thought I would ask.

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Barb from before - 22 Aug 2005 17:28 GMT

In my 20's and 30's I had an emotional Siamese cat. Several times I came
home with the scent of another cat on my legs and got bitten so hard that I
got black and blue marks. I didn't know to go to a doctor about this so I
didn't and therefore didn't get a tetanus shot. Later, as a boater I did
get the shot.

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