OT: To Nina re. Bruce/ staph infections
Hey Nina, How is Bruce's hand? I hope he is better. I wanted to give you some scary info. I know you are already stressed right now with Spencer, but I am feeling the need to fill you and everyone else in on something my mom is going through right now. I'd rather tell you than wait in case it applies to Bruce. My mom got a bad staph infection in her hand after puncturing it with a cactus spine (right word?) which is where the bacteria entered. The bacteria probably did not come from the cactus, but we don't know for sure. It got REALLY bad, and ate away a huge chunk of skin between her thumb and index finger before they were able to stop it with a change in antibiotics. Several layers are gone; about a half inch worth. Her doc said that this staph is everywhere in the environment; I think it's called msma staph, but I could be wrong. It's a very resistant strain and responds to a specific abx. I also know a woman who died from it two years ago in Houston. I worked with her. She had two young children. I am not trying to scare you; just wanted to tell you that what we all think could be harmless can actually be really scary! And also, so that in case you guys were waiting to see the doc, to go ahead and go. My mom had to visit a plastic surgeon, but he thinks the wound will fill in quite nicely now that she's healing. I hope Bruce is doing better. And I hope I haven't upset you with the info. Please keep me posted. :) Wendy __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: OT: To Nina re. Bruce/ staph infections
Yes, staph can be dangerous. My father died from a staph infection he got at the hospital while they were trying to treat another illness. I'd take it very seriously.Ginawendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Nina,How is Bruce's hand? I hope he is better. I wantedto give you some scary info. I know you are alreadystressed right now with Spencer, but I am feeling theneed to fill you and everyone else in on something mymom is going through right now. I'd rather tell youthan wait in case it applies to Bruce. My mom got a bad staph infection in her hand afterpuncturing it with a cactus spine (right word?) whichis where the bacteria entered. The bacteria probablydid not come from the cactus, but we don't know forsure. It got REALLY bad, and ate away a huge chunk ofskin between her thumb and index finger before theywere able to stop it with a change in antibiotics. Several layers are gone; about a half inch worth. Herdoc said that this staph is everywhere in theenvironment; I think it's called msma staph, but Icould be wrong. It's a very resistant strain andresponds to a specific abx. I also know a woman whodied from it two years ago in Houston. I worked withher. She had two young children. I am not trying toscare you; just wanted to tell you that what we allthink could be harmless can actually be really scary! And also, so that in case you guys were waiting to seethe doc, to go ahead and go. My mom had to visit aplastic surgeon, but he thinks the wound will fill inquite nicely now that she's healing. I hope Bruce isdoing better. And I hope I haven't upset you with theinfo. Please keep me posted. :)Wendy__Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Please visitmy Tigger Tales site! On the fundraising page aremy merchant affiliate banners. If anyone uses my links to make a purchase, I will receive a percentage of all final sales.I am going to donate100% ofthe proceeds to animal welfare organizations.This is a great way to shop your favorite online pet stores and give something to a worthy cause. Thank you in advance! Get your email and more, right on the new Yahoo.com
Re: OT: To Nina re. Bruce/ staph infections
Hi Wendy, Thanks for asking about Bruce's hand. It's doing better now, but it was very scary for a while there. I do hope everyone knows about the dangers and how quickly things can become serious with cat bite infections. I wouldn't have thought about a puncture wound from the spine of a cactus doing the same thing, but that makes sense. It's the same kind of injection of bacteria deep into the flesh as a cat bite. I'm glad to hear your Mom's recovering. After Bruce was bit we doused it with peroxide, put antibacterial ointment on it and then bandaged it. After the fact, I found out that you shouldn't use ointments, or cover a cat bite because you don't want the outside healing over the inside. I read that soaking it in hot salt water immediately can help, when I asked the urgent care doctor about that, he said it wouldn't hurt, but the only thing that will save you from infection with a serious bite is an abx shot. When I was severely bitten in the past, I went immediately to the ER and got a Tetanus shot and abx shot, it never got infected. Bruce went to work the next day after he was bitten and by the time he got home and I unwrapped his hand, I knew he was in trouble. It was swollen, red and hot! I took one look at it and knew he needed medical assistance, (it took me 2 hours to convince him; such a male). He's had 5 abx shots over the last week. I have it written down, it's Rocefin (sp?). The nurse told us that this abx use is fairly new, if he had come into the office with his hand looking like that before, they would have sent him to the hospital for IV abx. The doctor said that if he hadn't come in that night the infection would have spread to his elbow by morning. They also put him on oral Augmentin, (mega dose of 4000mg a day). His hand is still swollen, but is getting much better finally. It was touch and go there. The doctor kept shaking his head and talking about the hospital. It's been an ordeal, (he had to take a time off from work, the doctor insisted, (Bruce was saying no to that), it's cost a small fortune, but it could have been much, much worse. From now on, if anyone gets bit around here, we're going for the shot immediately. Nina wendy wrote: Hey Nina, How is Bruce's hand? I hope he is better. I wanted to give you some scary info. I know you are already stressed right now with Spencer, but I am feeling the need to fill you and everyone else in on something my mom is going through right now. I'd rather tell you than wait in case it applies to Bruce. My mom got a bad staph infection in her hand after puncturing it with a cactus spine (right word?) which is where the bacteria entered.
Bruce
I'd just like to share the loss of a friend. My cousin's Bulldog Bruce died yesterday. He was a beautiful boy with such a cheeky character.He wasjust 2 years old - he got sick and after tests at the vets they found he had developed acute leukemia - he died within days of that result. I never realised how agressively and rapidly it progresses in dogs as it's the first time I've experienced it in a dog. R.I.P Bruce Michelle, Buddy, Minstrel Angel Bramble
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Poor Bruce...my condolences to your cousin.Becca [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd just like to share the loss of a friend. My cousin's Bulldog Bruce died yesterday. He was a beautiful boy with such a cheeky character.He wasjust 2 years old - he got sick and after tests at the vets they found he had developed acute leukemia - he died within days of that result. I never realised how agressively and rapidly it progresses in dogs as it's the first time I've experienced it in a dog. R.I.P BruceMichelle, Buddy, Minstrel Angel Bramble
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Please give my condolences to your cousin about Bruce.tonya[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd just like to share the loss of a friend. My cousin's Bulldog Bruce died yesterday. He was a beautiful boy with such a cheeky character.He wasjust 2 years old - he got sick and after tests at the vets they found he had developed acute leukemia - he died within days of that result. I never realised how agressively and rapidly it progresses in dogs as it's the first time I've experienced it in a dog. R.I.P BruceMichelle, Buddy, Minstrel Angel Bramble
