I got bitten by a wild kitten what do I do?

Answer 1

I would clean it with warm soapy water and call your doctor in the morning. Your doctor will know how many rabid cases of cats are in your area and then can recommend what to do. You will probably have to have a tetanus shot, as a precaution. Also you should never pick up a kitten or puppy that you don't know. You can never tell what will happen!

Answer 2

First of all, plenty of nice soap and warm water washing of the wound. Peroxide is probably of minimal value; it bubbles nicely and is good for getting crud out of wounds with a lot of debris (like a surface scrape), but a cat bite is typically a puncture wound and peroxide can also be tough on tissue. Alcohol is nice for cleaning skin BEFOREHAND, not afterwards; it's tough on injured tissue.
If you've got some general-purpose antiseptic wash, like Betadine (povidone-iodine) or an ointment, it won't hurt to throw a little on the cleaned wound, plus a bandage.
Any warm-blooded animal is capable of spreading rabies but it's relatively rare in cats; I'd be a lot more worried if it was a skunk, raccoon, fox, or bat. In the morning, you might want to contact your local animal shelter to get some idea of whether there's been a recent threat. Was the kitten acting strangely when you were bitten, or just your typical nervous/scared feral?
You WILL want to call your health care provider, tonight or tomorrow at the latest, just in case. I'll give you good odds she/he will recommend a tetanus booster if it's been more than 7 years since your last one. You may also be put on prophylactic antibiotics since the infection rate can go as high as 50%----the combination of the puncturing damage plus Pasteurella multocida (a common germ in cat mouths) can do some serious damage.
And no, if you need rabies series, you do NOT get horrible big shots in the stomach any more---it's typically one in the area that got chomped and the others in a large muscle area.
But do get seen, because of the risk of nasty infection.

Answer 3

Is your tetanus shot current? If not, you should go to an emergency room and get one.

Is it a deep puncture? If it is bad it usually will swell and hurt and turn angry looking within an hour. A puncture wound actually takes bacteria from your skin deep into your body and you may need a long regime of antibiotic to get rid of the infection.

Incidence of rabies is usually regional and has been identified as being carried by one species. In my area bats are the carriers of rabies that have caused human infections. If the kitten had been frothing at the mouth and actually jumped out to attack you then you might be in trouble. If you picked up a frightened kitten and it bit you that just what you would expect. The physician you see for the tetanus or infection will be aware of the possibility that the kitten could have been rabid.

Good luck!

Answer 4

i was bitten by a cat that i knew had had it's rabies vac. it got infected overnight. i had to get a tetanus shot when i went to the doctor the next day. i took antibiotics for 15 days, they also gave me something for pain. as far as the rabies, you need to keep an eye out for the kitten and make sure it is healthy and does not act weird. good luck!

Answer 5

Your kitten could be commencing as much as try his obstacles. He desires to understand that this habit isn't perfect. basically be certain you're no longer doing something to hold forth this habit in the commencing up. in case you have been petting him for a jointly as and he without warning assaults you, he could be getting overstimulated. in case you or every physique else play wrestles with him, now may be the time to end. on each and every occasion he does attack your arms, provide a short, extreme pitched cry. Then end enjoying with your kitten for variety of five minutes. it somewhat is how kittens learn how to no longer play too tough with their siblings. with a bit of luck, your kitten will see that the exciting stops whilst he gets too tough.

Answer 6

Wash it really good with soap if the kitten broke skin. If it looks like it's getting infected, see a doctor about it.

Answer 7

If you havent had a tetnus shot I would go into the doc and get one,.. Keep it cleaned with peroxide and put some antibiotic ointment on the cut. Keep an eye out for reddness and pussing as thats a sign of infection.

Answer 8

watch for swelling and redness, update your tetanus. I was bitten by a cat at the vet clinic I work for and was off of work for 2 weeks while I had IV antibiotics everyday

Answer 9

Go to the doctor before it's too late

Answer 10

Catch the cat and keep it for a week to make sure that it's healthy. That's what our vet, doctor and animal shelter had my family do.