I had a little girl break my finger (my fault). They (hand surgeons)
put me on doxy. Obviously this was a very deep bite. I have had
zillions of nips that I watch very carefully, wash extremely well and
pack with antibiotic cream. Salt added to the water will make
soaking less painful.
On Dec 14, 2013, at 6:08 PM, Lance wrote:
Hi everyone,
During play, one of our cats bit me earlier today. I tried to get to
an urgent care clinic, but they decided to stop seeing people at
4:30 pm. despite listing hours as 9-5. Real nice. ;-)
Anyway, I’m wondering how worried I should be. A lovely pic of the
bite can be seen here:
https://www.evernote.com/shard/s201/sh/fc76bb30-31ff-40ed-80b1-4f499d5461e4/4adec821f3519913f482848c4c5f730b
It seems much more superficial and “scratchy” rather than being a
deep puncture wound, and FYI, you’re looking at my right arm about
two inches above my elbow.
We have doxycycline in the house, but the last time I was bitten, I
took augmentin. Would prefer to do that, but I’m out of luck for the
night, unless I feel like a high-costing trip to the ER (I’m
currently inusrance-less, as luck would have it).
Has anyone used doxy for cat bites? What symptoms around the bite
should I be looking for that indicate its seriousness? I can get in
to the urgent clinic tomorrow morning at 9, and the bite happened
this afternoon at 3:45. Hopefully that gives me a little time. I
know that none of you are MDs (well, I don’t know that for sure),
but would appreciate input.
Thanks,
Lance
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