Tell the doctor it was a stray and you have no clue where it went
otherwise your insurance company will have a field day refusing to
cover it and demanding the name of the friend etc.
You can refuse rabies shots.
FYI: I was at the ER within 15 minutes of the broken finger, having
the wound cleaned, x-rayed etc. It still got infected. You have a lot
more wiggle room on an arm though. IMHO.
On Jun 4, 2011, at 8:40 AM, molvey...@hotmail.com wrote:
Yes. Go get a tetanus shot if you haven't had one in the last ten
years. It's just a safety precaution, but my Doc fussed at me
recently for not doing it after I got bit. Be careful about giving
him too much info about the cat. Tell him it was a friend's cat.
Sometimes the Docs will say you need to report it in case the animal
has rabies. Don't do it. You'll be forced to take her to Animal
Control so they can hold her for ten days to make sure she doesn't
have rabies. Just tell him you were holding your friend's indoor
only cat when you got bit and that you're not giving him your
friend's name because she lives out of state. Yes, I'm paranoid but
I've seen it happen.
The doc may want to prescribe you some antibiotics just in case.
Probably wouldn't hurt to take them. If you washed your hand really
good immediately after the bite you should be okay even though it
will hurt for a couple of days. It probably won't get infected, but
it's easier to take antibiotics for a couple of weeks as a
precaution versus trying to deal with it after it became infected.
But on Monday I'd recommend going to the doc. You can also get a
tetanus shot at the health department but I was concerned they'd try
to make me report the bite. Plus, it was more expensive than going
to my doc and just paying the co-pay.
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----- Reply message -----
From: "Jannes Taylor" <jannestay...@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, Jun 4, 2011 9:07 am
Subject: [Felvtalk] Cat Bite
To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Last night I had Amber in my lap upstairs. I am trying to get her
use to seeing
the other cats and use to the upstairs life. I had the IFA test
performed by
another vet and will hear from it next week. I am being optimistic
so I wanted
to get a head start on getting her acclamated. My youngest cat Moses
decided to
suddenly jump in my lap with her and Amber freaked out! In the
process of
holding on to her she bit me very hard on my hand. It hurt so bad
and still
does. It is red and slightly swollen. My husband thinks I am being
paranoid
about it, but I had a friend who almost lost his arm due to
infection from a cat
bite. Should I visit the doctor??
Jannes
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