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Cat bites
Cat bites occur when a cat bites a person. If the skin is punctured, bleeding or infection can occur.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
35 year experience in Pediatrics
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How can I treat a cat bite?
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What is danger of cat bites?
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How can cat bites be treated?
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How long for a cat bite to heal?
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What diseases can cat bites cause?
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A 40-year old asked:
What sort of disease is a cat bite?
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After a cat bite what complications can occur?
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A 48-year old asked:
Should my son seek medical attention after cat bite?
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Which type of medicine can I take if a cat bites me?
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A 16-year old male asked:
What happens and is there a serious problem when a cat bites someone hard ?
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A 48-year old asked:
How do you know if a cat bite is infected?
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A 28-year old asked:
My daughter has cat bites. Where do I start?
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A 37-year old asked:
When my cat bites/scratches me the skin raises?
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A 43-year old asked:
How long will it take for a cat bite to get infected?
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A 32-year old asked:
What are the risks of a cat bite; just broke the surface?
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A 30-year old asked:
Is there any way a domestic cat bites could become fatal?
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A 31-year old asked:
How can I treat a cat bite in my cheek?
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A 43-year old asked:
Can rabies be transmitted from a small cat bite?
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Could you get rabies/other diseases from a cat bite?
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A 34-year old asked:
Please describe a good oral antibiotic for a cat bite?
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A 40-year old asked:
Should I use hydrogen peroxide to clean this cat bite?
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A 47-year old asked:
Is there any way to contract diabetes from a diabetic cat bite?
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A 37-year old asked:
Had a cat bite and using antibiotics how long do I have to use this?
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A 34-year old asked:
What medication can I use for cat bite/puncture wound to reduce swelling?
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A 46-year old asked:
Within how many hours of a cat bite should one go for an anti-rabies shot?
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A 34-year old male asked:
A cat bite my wife's leg, is it something to be worried? What should we do now?
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A 30-year old male asked:
A cat bite me 55 days ago, no cut mark / scratch found, this cat are still alive, can rabies transmitted 2 me?
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A 50-year old asked:
Is it possible for me to suffer any nerve damage from a cat bite?
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A 50-year old male asked:
Cat bite been 12 hrs very red also two red streaks up to arm pit....
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A 33-year old asked:
Cat bites on my arms, how do I treat them?
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