we had to give the cat a flee bath and she gave my mum a nasty bite. Will she need a tetnas injection
2007-10-30 22:09:43 · 7 answers · asked by ஐ♪♫♥atomic.angel♥♫♪ஐ 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
it was an indoor cat but she is exposed to our other cat who frequently goes outside
2007-10-30 22:11:29 · update #1
If the bite area stays painful and hot even after a day or two, or gets WORSE, go in and get a shot. There's something specifically for cat bites, not a tetanus, something else. The bacteria in the cat's mouth can be very painful in our bodies.
If she sees red lines going away from the wound, that's an emergency visit because you're looking at a serious infection that needs heavy duty antibiotics.
Hopefully she washed the area with soap and water? Use hydrogen peroxide over the area too.
2007-10-31 14:35:58 · answer #1 · answered by Elaine M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your mom should go to the ER as soon as possible. Cats mouths are full of nasty bacteria that will make her sick even if the bite doesn't look that bad on the outside. She needs to be on some serious antibiotics and should probably have the bite flushed out as well.
Not getting it treated can result in bad infections and sometimes even nerve damage to the bite area.
2007-10-30 22:43:35 · answer #2 · answered by suneidayz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A friend of mine got bitten by her friend's pet cat and ended up with a nasty infectioin. I guess they have bad bacteria in their slaliva that can cause infection. She didn't think it was bad at first but it got really puffy and painfull and if she didn't have surgery she could have lost her hand. I'm not trying to scare you just want to make sure you get it checked out if it broke the skin, then if she hasn't has a Tetanis shot in the past 10 years the doctor should give her one then.
2007-10-31 01:51:46 · answer #3 · answered by lorali 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she will need antibiotics cat bites arnt nice.. cats mouths are full of bacteria and your mum will get an abscess if she doesnt go see a doctor. if she hasnt had tetnas shots then it is a good idea to get them
2007-10-30 22:15:04 · answer #4 · answered by tassiequartz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no..cats remain as cats..even u injecting with some sort of things,it will not change to JFK or bush, britney or of course mother teressa
2007-10-30 22:15:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
should be ok if washes well.cats hate baths buy flee frontline instead and works as dont think bath work
2007-10-30 22:54:28 · answer #6 · answered by sky 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
please ask the vet for answer, anyway may be you are not doing a correct way of bathing the cat, please refer to book which giving method of correct bathing a cat.
2007-10-31 00:16:52 · answer #7 · answered by albert 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋