Right lol - I'd forgotten that Clavamox is the same stuff (or similar?) to
Augmentin, just that it's the veterinary form.
-----Original Message-----
From: Margo
Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2013 8:37 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] OT: cat bite
I'll weigh in with soap and water, betadine flush, topical antibiotic and
Augmentin (tho it's usually the Clavamox form I have around) or Cephalexin.
Margo
-----Original Message-----
From: "Gloria B. Lane" <[email protected]>
Sent: Dec 14, 2013 11:54 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] OT: cat bite
Just had to add my 2 cents. Lance, I always prefer Augmentin, and it's
always worked well for me. I usually clean the bite with cold water and
hydrogen peroxide, and if I see the red lines creeping up my hand and arm,
I head for the doctor (started to say vet) and get some Augmentin. One
tried to give me something else, I forget what, but it irritated my
sensitive tummy and I went back for Augmentin. Fortunately haven't had a
bite in a long time :)
Glad yours is doing well.
Gloria
On Dec 14, 2013, at 7:56 PM, Christiane Biagi wrote:
Listen, I had one cat, the late great Little Boy, who bit me twice over
the
years and each time I had to spend the night in the hospital for iv
antibiotics. Thing is some cats have this bacteria in their mouth
(Pasteurella multocida) and he was one of them. If that bacteria gets
into
your bloodstream, it can quickly lead to sepsis. He was the only cat I
had
who had that bugger and he was sweet as pie but a bite was a bad thing.
Look for a red line going u your arm...if you start seeing it--go to
eroom
as you want to stop infection from hitting lymph nodes and causing
sepsis.
-----Original Message-----
From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
Lance
Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2013 7:08 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Felvtalk] OT: cat bite
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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