so i was scratched by a cat yesterday on my hand and it drew blood. Today i was working with raw meet, pepper, salt, etc. and now my hand is killing me.. what will it look like when/if it gets infected?
2006-06-30 17:58:16 · 12 answers · asked by jackdanielschik17 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Cat scratch fever will make the hand swell up, infection makes the wound look ugly and can cause red streaks up the arm. If you have either of these, you need the emergency room, NOW.
If none of the above, I suspect what happened to you was the salt got into the new scratch and that is causing the pain. Flush the wound in cool water for several minutes to get rig of the salt and the pain should go away.
2006-06-30 18:05:43 · answer #1 · answered by Seikilos 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yet to decide!! The cat would have scratched which makes the intact skin ruptured. Spicy things when in contact with open wound shall create the burning feeling. If infected, you will find the change of colour, the inflammation and severe pain. Sometines dead tissues can be seen as white deposits on the site.
2006-07-01 01:14:45 · answer #2 · answered by THE WORRIER 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Infections come in all shapes and sizes. I guess the most common one is when it gets all red and it starts to hurt like Hell. My guess is that it is infected and another guess it that the raw meat, pepper, salt, and other stuff is what helped it. My suggestion is that you get an appointment to go see a doctor is it gets red and the pain continues.
2006-07-01 01:09:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will get red puffy and may have puss in it. A cats claws are dirty anyway and cat scratches usually get red and puffy and usually hurt. It probably didn't have anything to do with handling the raw foods. Keep it clean and dry and apply a antibiotic cream. In a few days it will start to heal up.
2006-07-01 01:01:58 · answer #4 · answered by bramblerock 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Infection typically involves increased pain, swelling, redness, tenderness,and purulent drainage (pus), increase temperature to touch. Sometimes infection involves fever, but not always.Wash it with soap and water and use an over the counter antibiotic ointment twice a day. Please keep it covered when working around food products.If it doesn't start to show improvement in 2 or three days, seek medical attention for possible need for antibiotics. Good luck.
2006-07-01 01:07:13 · answer #5 · answered by firestarter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will look like what they said. You need to wash your hands thoroughly, pour peroxide on it, and then use anti bacterial cream such as triple antibiotic...If that doesn't work, and it still gets puffy. red etc., go to the pharmacy and request or look for ichthammol 10%. It's a drawing salve, that will draw the infection out.....
2006-07-01 01:12:15 · answer #6 · answered by bettyboop 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will be red, swell and be hot (well, warm really) to the touch. Also you will have white blood cells (pus) coming out of it after a day or so. It shouldn't be a big deal unless you start to be in a LOT of pain.
2006-07-01 01:03:01 · answer #7 · answered by scottie2h2004 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was the meat you were working with the cat that scratched you? I can tell you that if a cat drew my blood, it would be in my meat grinder in minutes!
2006-07-01 01:03:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
You have an infection. It is normal to feel a pain when you work with salt when you have a screatche on your skin . DO NOT BE WORRY !!
everything will be ok :)
2006-07-01 01:04:22 · answer #9 · answered by Polka :) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SEE A DR---ITS NOTHING TOO FOOL WITH---YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CAT HAS STEPPED IN-- GO BEFORE YOU START TO ROT----WHEN U GIVE ME MY POINTS TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED OK
2006-07-01 01:06:05 · answer #10 · answered by alice b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋