Oh, Susan tres bien!
Taylor Scobie Humphrey
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On May 25, 2007, at 9:40 AM, Susan Hoffman wrote:
Good long-term advice. Also, FYI, Augmentin is the same as
clavamox so if you have any clavamox around for the cats, you can
take that yourself. (I usually buy the clavamox tablets or unmixed
powder from www.1drugstore-online.com so I usually do have some in
the house.)
Now, the next time you're bitten -- immediately cwash the wound
under running water and squeeze out some blood. That squeezes out
stuff that might have been on the teeth and is now under your skin
too. Then pour on or submerge your hand in alcohol or peroxide.
(Got this advice from my mother. It's worked for both of us for
decades.)
I hope Nod shows signs of guilt. When my own personal cats have
bitten me, they usually get this really guilty look on their faces
and want to make up later. (You can enhance those feelings of
guilt by pretending to lick your "paw" and whimpering a bit while
shooting accusatory looks their way.)
Pam Norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
DeDe, this is great advice. I was put onAugmentin last fall for a cat
bite, a nip really, & my immune system was down from stress, &
ended up
with Cdiff (clostridium difficile).The Augmentin erased all the good
flora in my GI tract. It was awful. I lost 30 pounds in 2 months & am
still trying to deal with it. So next cat bite I will do what you
suggest & not take antibiotics unless I really have to.
Pam
dede hicken wrote:
> OK, this is something I know about! Don't wait to see
> if it gets infected. You need to take care of it.
> Wash it really well. Go get some phisohex (sp) scrub
> at your pharmacy. It is usually behind the counter.
> Ask for it. Soak it in betadine a couple times a day
> after you have scrubbed it. Bites are funny. My most
> serious ones healed well, and the little one on my
> finger sent red lines and blotches up my arm! My vet
> sold me a bottle of GentaVed which is a topical
> antibiotic for dogs. Boy, does that stuff work!!! I
> usr it all the time now for serious wounds and any
> bite.
>
> BTW, if you see ANY signs of infection, go get
> antibiotics, and get your tetanus UTD. Oh, and make
> sure Nod doesn't get sick, either LOL.
>
> Dede
> --- Kelley Saveika wrote:
>
>
>> I was trying to put Nod in his carrier for his
>> dental today and
>> apparently he didn't want to go. It isn't a
>> terrible bite, but it did
>> break the skin. He is current on his rabies. Do I
>> wait and hope it
>> doesn't become infected?
>>
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