Re: OT- Cat bite, what do i do

2007-05-26 Thread Taylor Scobie Humphrey
Oh, Susan tres bien! Taylor Scobie Humphrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] On May 25, 2007, at 9:40 AM, Susan Hoffman wrote: Good long-term advice. Also, FYI, Augmentin is the same as clavamox so if you have any clavamox around for the cats, you can take that yourself. (I usually buy the clavamox

Re: OT- Cat bite, what do i do

2007-05-26 Thread Taylor Scobie Humphrey
Salt has natural antibiotic properties. That's why gargling with salt water is so good for a sore throat. I prefer to go to the ocean and soak my entire self, actually! Taylor Scobie Humphrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] On May 25, 2007, at 12:24 PM, elizabeth trent wrote: Soak it in hot salt

Re: OT- Cat bite, what do i do

2007-05-26 Thread Kelley Saveika
Nod is Hebrew for wanderer..his dad died years ago and he was wandering around the apartment complex of a friend of a friend, intact. He's neutered now and apparently quite elderly. On 5/25/07, Taylor Scobie Humphrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was bitten by my dad's big black fluffy crabbycat

Re: OT- Cat bite, what do i do

2007-05-25 Thread Marylyn
I wouldn't wait to deep clean it and pack it with Neosporin or some antibiotic cream. You are the one who knows how deep it is and where he bit you. I had a cat literally break the bone in my little finger and there were lots of problemsI was at the ER within 1/2 hour and it still

Re: OT- Cat bite, what do i do

2007-05-25 Thread Susan Hoffman
Good long-term advice. Also, FYI, Augmentin is the same as clavamox so if you have any clavamox around for the cats, you can take that yourself. (I usually buy the clavamox tablets or unmixed powder from www.1drugstore-online.com so I usually do have some in the house.) Now, the next

Re: OT- Cat bite, what do i do

2007-05-25 Thread elizabeth trent
Soak it in hot salt water. Please be really careful with this. Don't want to frighten you but a friend of mine lost a finger due to a cat bite. elizabeth On 5/25/07, Kelley Saveika [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was trying to put Nod in his carrier for his dental today and apparently he didn't

Re: OT- Cat bite, what do i do

2007-05-25 Thread Nina
It has been explained to me that the danger with cat bites comes when those sharp little canines deliver bacteria deep under the skin, the surface wound closes up and the infection has a nice warm safe place to fester. From what you describe, it sounds like the wound isn't very deep, you

Re: OT- Cat bite, what do i do

2007-05-25 Thread Taylor Scobie Humphrey
I was bitten by my dad's big black fluffy crabbycat Blackie several years ago and I just washed really well and everything was fine. Like yours it wasn't a really brutal bite and the only thing the vet said (and believe me--they are very concerned about bites!) was that IF I noticed red

Re: OT- Cat bite, what do i do

2007-05-25 Thread Taylor Scobie Humphrey
Yes, you know, I should have said that I washed it really well for about fifteen minutes with antibac and then poured on the antibac solution. Taylor Scobie Humphrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] On May 25, 2007, at 9:08 AM, Pam Norman wrote: DeDe, this is great advice. I was put onAugmentin last