What affects us affects cats
“My funeral would have been cheaper,” says a Miami, Florida woman treated after being bitten by a stray cat. Her hospital bill totaled $48,512! Jeannette Parker, 44, was only trying to help a stray hungry kitten while visiting the Everglades National Park last September. She was bitten when she tried to feed it some …
I think that “love bites” is a slightly misleading description of what is happening. There’s not a lot of love in a cat bite although it is frequently done with only a touch of aggression (play aggression) rather than as a genuine, hard bite. Nonetheless it may hurt and it may break the skin. …
by Christian Ortiz (NYC, NY) My name is christian Ortiz. I am 16 years old and live in the Bronx, New York. I have a domestic cat named Lucky. When ever my Mom feeds him with food he starts to bite her as if she was trying to get him away from the food …
Someone asked on Quora.com: Will I be okay after being scratched by a feral cat? The answer to this question depends on which country you live. In the UK, rabies has been eliminated. In the USA it has not. This simple fact alters the way a person responds to being scratched by a feral …
You can see the two canines top and bottom. The bite was almost to the bone. It did not become infected. It hurt. There are four main puncture wounds with two lesser holes. I am not sure how the lesser wounds were inflicted. There was one bite. The picture was taken a week after …
Cats who get stuck in trees (are they really stuck?) don’t always appreciate (do they ever appreciate it?) being rescued. In this instance a nice guy, Joseph Lines, rescues a cat, Sarah, and gets bitten for his efforts. The sounds this guy makes as he is bitten are slightly amusing but they shouldn’t be. …
The way to prevent a cat bite from getting infected is to use a prescribed antibiotic immediately you see an infection. Speed is a critical aspect of the treatment. Strictly speaking this is not preventing an infection but reacting fast to it. This is the best advice because most cat bites don’t lead to …
Bend, Oregon, USA: The first thing to note is that it is possible and practical to claim compensation if a cat owned by another person bites you and the bite causes serious injury, pain and suffering and consequential financial loss by whatever means such as being unable to work. In this instance, a cleaner, …
