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Yes, this message needs to get out there. I was bitten about 4 years ago at work. The clinic I went to didn't flush the wound and offered to let me wait and see for antibiotics. No thank you, I think I'll take some now! So they gave me some wimpy amoxicillin and sent me on my way. The next day when I came back because I had a lovely red line from the bite wound they asked if I'd been scratching at it. Nooooo, when you don't treat a cat bite appropriately the infection tends to spread. Anyway I got some better antibiotics and luckily didn't have to be hospitalized. I guess they weren't impressed because the bite wound was tiny. You'd think the occupational health clinic for a vet school would know better...
Unfortunately, the fangs of cats are dangerous. And their oral flora is polymicrobial, and so when they bite, theyre injecting lots of nasty bacteria into the victim's skin/soft tissue. In a closed environment (finger, hand, wrist, etc), with nowhere for the bacteria to exit, they instead proliferate...and abscess/infection ensues.
As horrible as this sounds, I promise that from a physician's stand point, no bite is worsen than a human bite. Over 90% of the INFECTED bites I've ever encountered in my career of treating patients has been the result of human bites...
I one had a cat bite me on the wrist.....a funny bump formed and stayed there for years.
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