For future bites. I read that when you first get the bite, run water on your hand as long as it keeps bleeding. That way you get as much of the 'infected' blood out as possible rather than sealing it in to cause infection.
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catstevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
catstevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have had a few bites the vet & the Doctor told me that cats have a special film on there teeth that helps them when they kill rats & stuff but it usually causes us to get an infection.I got antibiotics,but they told me to put lots of polysporin it & watch it very close if your had is swollen up or getting numb get it checked right away.I am not a doctor or anything but I have been bite a few times,I think most of us on the list have.Please keep us updated how you are doing & your kitties.Good luck & hope you feel better.Anita----- Original Message -----From: RachelTo: FELV TALK ListSent: Friday, October 15, 2004 8:23 AMSubject: kitten bite (a little Off-Topic)I brought two adorable little felv+ kittens home last weekend. 9 weeks old - Endora (little girl - all black) & Lennon (little boy - all grey). They are still a little skittish so I've kept them in one of my spare bedrooms with one of my older cats - Axl. Axl & the kittens have taken to each other amazingly!Last night, I was holding Endora and one of the dogs scratched at the door to the room. She got startled and starting freaking out, scrambling to get away from me. I tried to hold her and soothe her (she's going to have to deal with the dogs eventually).Well, she freaked out so badly that she actually bit me!While trying not to scream & yell I put her down so she could run & hide in the closet. She bit me on my thumb so hard that she broke skin on the top and bottom AND one tooth actually went through my fingernail and drew blood (I recently stopped getting my nails done at a salon so I know my nails are on the soft/weak side).Thankfully, I know she is up-to-date on shots, but I was just wondering if there is anything special I need to do to take care of this? She is a very small kitten - around 1 pound - and the actual skin-breaks (and fingernail damage) are smaller than if i'd stuck myself with a thorn on my rose bush.I cleaned everything very well with soap and antiseptic spray, I had ice on my thumb for hours (it was throbbing so badly) last night. Then I bandaged it up so I wouldn't whack it while I slept.The "happy ending" part to the story is that when I went back into the spare room an hour after this all happened, Endora let me pick her up and I got to snuggle with her for awhile.Rachel & Crew
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