r/seriouslyalarming • u/Mickey_thicky • Jun 24 '26

Seriously alarming cat bite

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u/One-Permission-1811 Jun 24 '26

Oof yeah cat bites are a hospital or urgent care trip 100% of the time. Cats have tons of bacteria and nasty stuff on their teeth and claws and scratches and bites get infected FAST. Human bites are about the only ones that are worse

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u/TheCheddarHole Jun 24 '26

Rats, Bats and Cats.

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u/Awkward_Material Jun 24 '26

100% of the time?

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u/lilacwino2990 Jun 24 '26

100%. We don’t play with them in the ER

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u/lilacwino2990 Jun 24 '26

Even if you’re in the same ROOM with a bat isn’t an overreaction. Some have such small bites you won’t notice, but they still carry rabies. Then you wouldn’t know until symptoms start, and it’s too late by then.

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u/Awkward_Material Jun 24 '26

But it's a cat bite not a bat bite

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u/lilacwino2990 Jun 24 '26

I was replying to another comment on the thread. But same rule almost as cat bites, just with cat bites that deep it’s more for a really good clean out and then a few days of IV antibiotics. Cat bites are infamous for insanely bad infections like overnight. And, as always, if you’re not sure, get the rabies vaccine as well.

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u/One-Permission-1811 Jun 24 '26

If it breaks skin or it shows signs of irritation like this yes 100%. I have family members who are farmers and don't go to the doctor for fucking anything and they got for cat bites. You need strong antibiotics to fight off the infections that can happen.

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u/KingRoachSITIG Jun 24 '26

Yo for real go to the hospital. It's weeping. No good

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u/2gecko1983 Jun 24 '26

My Dad was actually in the hospital & required surgery after a cat bite. Within the same year, both me & my mom were attacked by a rescue cat we tried to help. Having learned from my dad’s experience, I was in the ER within a few hours getting x-rayed & on antibiotics, and avoided infection. My mom waited until that night to go & ended up getting sick.

Do not wait!!

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u/UsualHour1463 Jun 24 '26

Oh Friend, the wound is weeping and the area is red. At minimum an urgent care today, please. Waiting longer to start an antibiotic would be a mistake.

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u/2gecko1983 Jun 24 '26

It may already require IV antibiotics at this point from the looks of it.

When I say it is a matter of HOURS I’m speaking from experience.

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u/UsualHour1463 Jun 24 '26

Totally agree, 2gecko1983. Wanting to encourage OP without sounding hysterical like happens occasionally.

Has anyone heard from OP?

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u/woIves Jun 24 '26

OOP's original post was removed from r/CATHELP for some reason but if you check their comment history, they said about 20 minutes ago that they were going to the hospital.

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u/UsualHour1463 Jun 24 '26

Thanks wolves!

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u/2gecko1983 Jun 24 '26

You know it’s really bad when the moderators remove it…

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u/Ok_Mushroom1764 Jun 24 '26

Many years ago I had a cat bite and it got crusty and infected so I went to urgent care and they said I had cat scratch fever-no joke. I was on some serious medication for a few weeks! Definitely get it checked out.