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Cat Forum / General Topics / May 2005cat bites
Hello Everyone, My two cats got into a tangle, and now one of them is favoring her hind leg. I've looked at it and there isn't much of a cut, but there is one break in the skin which might be a bite. My question is this: how serious is a cat bite on a cat? Is it as bad as when a cat bites a human? I am trying to contact the vet... but my money is practically at zero. Can any of you share your experiences with me? Thanks Mair > Hello Everyone, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > contact the vet... but my money is practically at zero. Can any of you > share your experiences with me? Cats have all sorts of nasty stuff in their mouth. Swab with Bactine or something regularly; if she's still limping after a few days, take her to the vet; she may have pulled the leg out of the hip socket. pat > Thanks > > Mair Thanks for your advice, Pat. Somehow I got referred to this page http://www.sniksnak.com/cathealth/fight-wounds.html and it was very helpful. My cat's wound suppurated out of the tiny bite mark, and though I am sure she was a bit uncomfortable when I put H2O2 on it, she is such a docile cat that treating her was really not a problem. Everyone on this list would be so jealous if they could meet this new adoptee cat. I have named her Twyla Spike (she was found wearing a pink spiked collar). She is the most gentle cat I have ever encountered! After dealing with my first cat who is a holy terror, Twyla is just a cream puff! again thanks for your helps Mary >> Hello Everyone, >> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> >> Mair Hope she gets better soon... watch the wound to make sure it doesn't abcess. pat > Thanks for your advice, Pat. > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >>> >>>Mair I am caring for her wound with the same diligence I am giving to the bite the cat gave me on my hand.... except cats aren't too keen on bandages! M > Hope she gets better soon... watch the wound to make sure it doesn't > abcess. [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] >>>> >>>>Mair Hi rpl, That sniksnak site helped me very much. Twyla is doing great. I squeezed some junky stuff out of her wound yesterday, and disinfected with alcohol and hydrogen peroxide. Today her foot is not swollen, she is not even favoring it. I feel sorry for my other cat, Arlo, who has been my baby up until now. But he has had a big problem with biting--biting ME--for several years now. I can't really snuggle with him... I can't trust that he won't haul off and bite me for no reason at all. I have put a lot of thought into it. I am now trying to make him an outdoor cat, because to give up a cat that bites is essentially having him put to sleep. I go out and find him outside, and pet him and scratch his face... I hope we all can make the adjustment. Thanks for all your advice, guys! Mary > Hope she gets better soon... watch the wound to make sure it doesn't > abcess. [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] >>>> >>>>Mair : Hi rpl, : [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] : : Mary Is Arlo neutered? My tom bites too, but only if I play rough, touch his tummy or get him agitated when I stroke him. So it's basically my fault. If I'm gentle, he is too. I can even brush him now, and he likes to lie in top of me if I scratch his cheeks. Carola Your bitey cat... is he declawed? pat > Hi rpl, > [quoted text clipped - 56 lines] >>>>> >>>>>Mair No. Bitey is both Clawey and Bitey. I did manage with great stealth to get his nails clipped about a week ago. He's been "nicer" lately... well, the closer truth is that I know when to jump out of his way in time." I love him, and he still comes up to me for love when I sit outside (so far I have done this every day.) mair > Your bitey cat... is he declawed? > [quoted text clipped - 61 lines] >>>>>> >>>>>>Mair > No. Bitey is both Clawey and Bitey. I did manage with great stealth to get > his nails clipped about a week ago. Scratching posts have been known to deter cats from scratching the furniture. Many posters in here have posted that to deter cats from scratching people to play with them with a toy instead of barehanded; also to make a high-pitched mewling when they get too rough. > He's been "nicer" lately... well, the > closer truth is that I know when to jump out of his way in time." I think that's a big part of cat ownership pat > I love > him, and he still comes up to me for love when I sit outside (so far I have [quoted text clipped - 67 lines] >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Mair Per rpl: >Scratching posts have been known to deter cats from scratching the >furniture. Can anybody give some hints on how to get a cat to use a scratching post?  SignaturePeteCresswell > Per rpl: > >>Scratching posts have been known to deter cats from scratching the >>furniture. > > Can anybody give some hints on how to get a cat to use a scratching post? spray/rub with catnip and if you notice the cat dangling from the sofa/curtains/your leg, unhook it and attach it to the post. pat ROTFLMAO!!! Oh the picture that came to mind. Calling cat look down and start for a second, at the sight of the cat dangling from one claw. Unhooking it and walking over to the post and hanging it there. oh I can not even think. Shadow Walker > > Per rpl: > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > pat The first cat I had "adopted" me in this manner. I said "Oh! A stray kitty!" and brought him into my kitchen and fed him some leftover roast beef that I had (I was completely ignorant of what I was doing). the second day I was curious to see if he would do the same thing, he seemed like such a good boy! The third day, when I came home from work, he was hanging from the screen door, two-thirds of the way up, like a moth heading for the light! And he was my cat after that for the rest of his life. Mair > ROTFLMAO!!! > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >> >> pat
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