The bite left a small puncture wound below my left thumb, ... After my treatment, I wondered why the cat, who had been friendly and welcoming, had bitten me in the first place.

Cat bites are high-risk wounds . Cat bites are unusually dangerous for a number of reasons. “Cat bites are considered high risk, mainly because their teeth are so small and sharp, that they tend ...

A woman has filed a lawsuit against her sister after her sibling's cat bit her while she was at her Michigan home last year, and she suffered severe injuries from the wounds.

Cat Bite/Scratch Care. Monitor your wound carefully for proper cat scratch care. Immediately contact your medical provider if: There are additional signs of infection around the wound like redness ...

The study completed by Maimaris and Quitoc looked at 96 patients with 169 dog bite lacerations, who were randomized to primary closure, or leaving the wound open (puncture wounds were excluded).

Reporting of bite wounds is usually legally required. You could consider speaking with your veterinarian about training or medical treatment for aggression, but you need to think about how you ...

“But your threshold for being concerned is much, much lower,” he said, since the wound is not likely to be as deep as the puncture of a cat bite. After my treatment, I wondered why the cat ...

I was cat-sitting recently, in exchange for a free place to stay, when the white-and-gray cat lunged at my hand and bit it - ouch! - one evening before bed. The bite left a small puncture wound below ...