Urgent! Help! Cat Bite, extreme pain, swelling, numbess

lydiasgranny@yahoo.com · Guest

Help! In so much pain, Urgent Care said rare to have these symptoms, dont know what it is - said nothing else they can do - and they don't care! Put on ant-biotics and sent home. Numb & Tingling fingers, hands, pain so bad it makes me sob, traveling up arm. Bitten on the wrist, bad puncture wounds & stratches

Bitten by my own healthy indoor cat

DennisD. · Silver Member Joined: 03 Mar 2006 Posts: 152

Have you received tetanus shot in the last five years? If you haven’t, you might need to boost it. The most common signs of infection are unusual redness, swelling, increasing warmth in the area, tenderness, red streaking and fever.
I suppose they have cleaned the area with soap and water and alcohol. Antibiotics are necessary for at least ten days to prevent an infection. If you have numb and tingling sensations, some of the nerves could have been damaged and your doctor should have had it looked.

Since it has been a few days, you should call for a follow-up if your symptoms are still present.
Are you sure that the cat doesn’t have rabies? If your cat starts showing any signs of illness, you should have it also checked for rabies and than you would have to take a rabies shot.

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Get checked for cat scratch fever.....now

Urgent! Help! Cat Bite, extreme pain, swelling, numbess

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