I was holding one of my cats when there was a rather large band outside and as he ran away one of his back claws caught my lip.
So I've got this cut, it goes from about 3 mm up into the skin above the lip to about 3mm into the lip. I don't really know how deep it is I'd guess a couple of mm but now it is all swollen so I can't tell..
It happened about 45 mins ago and is still bleeding a bit. I have been applying pressure.
Just wondering if I should go down to the walk in centre to get it looked at our not...
2007-06-21 03:21:49 · 3 answers · asked by Annie D 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
I would apply ice for twenty minutes, put an antibiotic ointment on it, and watch it for 24 hours. If the swelling gets worse instead of better, you may need systemic antibiotics, lets face it cat claws are not very clean.
2007-06-21 03:26:08 · answer #1 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's swollen, you should get it looked at. Cats claws are all over the place (including the litter box) and have bacteria. My sister's cat scratched her on the hand once and it really swelled. She saw a doc and was diagnosed with "cat scratch fever"...yup, it's not just a Ted Nugent song!
2007-06-21 03:26:28 · answer #2 · answered by justme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a precaution, I would have to say go to the walk-in clinic. It may need stiches.
2007-06-21 04:43:54 · answer #3 · answered by Jen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋