Amber had her rabies shot three months ago on the same day she was diagnosed with the FELV. After I decided i was not going to euthanize her, I let them give her the other shots. I told the doctor this morning what happened and that I had told my vet about it. She just said to keep an eye on the cat...I guess to see if she shows signs of rabies. She did not say anything about reporting it. She wants me to have the x-ray next week and come back in 10 days for a follow up. The bite was on my hand actually, just below my thumb on the side. It still hurts! Jannes
________________________________ From: MaiMaiPG <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, June 4, 2011 2:20:25 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Bite 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, [email protected] 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. > > sent from my AT&T Smartphone by HTC > > ----- Reply message ----- > From: "Jannes Taylor" <[email protected]> > Date: Sat, Jun 4, 2011 9:07 am > Subject: [Felvtalk] Cat Bite > To: <[email protected]> > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
