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Celeste - 19 Dec 2004 11:37 GMT

We went to deliver food/gifts to a poor family yesterday living in a motel
near us, and their cat decided to attack and bite my leg, puncturing the
skin through my jeans (!). It bled only a little, but now I'm wondering if
I should see my doctor tomorrow. I'm going to try to find out where they
got the cat to see if it had any shots.

Any thoughts?

Celeste

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Gee - 19 Dec 2004 13:21 GMT

> We went to deliver food/gifts to a poor family yesterday living in a motel
> near us, and their cat decided to attack and bite my leg, puncturing the
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> Celeste

Well, if its a superficial scratch, just clean it with disinfectant of some
sort.

If you live in rabies present country you may wanna check if cat was
vaccinated although its barely likely.

If you are having pains in leg however, do have it checked. Animal tests
tend to carry lots of germs, so if wound is deep it might need medical care.

If its an indoor cat, you should be Ok.

Gee

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jacquie0 - 19 Dec 2004 14:19 GMT

>>We went to deliver food/gifts to a poor family yesterday living in a motel
>>near us, and their cat decided to attack and bite my leg, puncturing the
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> Gee

At the very least I would suggest a tetnus shot. Cats mouths are indeed
very germ infested, and I would not want to risk the chance of any
infection or blood poisoning. I am suggesting this whether the cat is an
indoor cat or an outdoor cat.

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Zythophile - 19 Dec 2004 17:31 GMT

>>>We went to deliver food/gifts to a poor family yesterday living in a
>>>motel
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> infection or blood poisoning. I am suggesting this whether the cat is an
> indoor cat or an outdoor cat.

I'd agree, if you're not up to date with tetanus, this would be a good
excuse to get a booster - it's worth staying up to date anyway if you spend
much time outdoors even gardening. If you do live in a country where rabies
exists, you should seriously consider a rabies vaccination. In theory if the
cat was vaccinated against rabies, you should be OK, but it's a lethal
disease so it doesn't make sense to take any chances. I think for any animal
bite, i'd phone my GP for a quick word of advice; if I were bitten in a
country where rabies is enzootic, I'd definitely go & see him/her.

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agent smith - 19 Dec 2004 17:48 GMT

agreed. get a tetnus immediatly. when my left index finger was mauled by my
old cat Ajax, it swelled up the next day to 3x the size of my right one!
lotsa puss and swelling, it hurt something awful. they had to stick a needle
into my finger to drain the excess puss and oozy stuff, but my finger
survived. cat mouths are dirty dirty dirty! get a tetnus at the least and
let a doc check it out!

-agent smith

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NobodyMan - 20 Dec 2004 03:28 GMT

>> We went to deliver food/gifts to a poor family yesterday living in a motel
>> near us, and their cat decided to attack and bite my leg, puncturing the
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>Gee

Get seen as soon as you can, especially if it shows signs of
infection. Cat bites are one of the most filthy bites you can get.
In the ER, the only bite really considered worse comes from the most
germ-ridden mouth in the known world: a human bite (and no, I'm not
kidding).

It makes no difference if the cat is an indoor cat or an outdoor cat
either. My previous kitty, who never went outside, gave my arm a bad
bite after I accidentally caught his tail in a window. Within six
hours it was swollen, hot to the touch and had red streaks spreading
out from it - all sure signs of an infection. I had it treated
immediately and was fine.

Don't wait for signs of infection - seek treatment as soon as you can.

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