Comments on: Cat bites are serious

By: Jyoti

Jyoti — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:30:57 +0000

commenting usually isnt my thing, but ive spent an hour on the site, so thanks for the info

By: Lindsay Stordahl

Lindsay Stordahl — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:50:38 +0000

Yikes! Sounds like a snakebite. I’ll have to check out my cat’s teeth. I’ll try not to get bit in the process!

By: Bonnie Story

Bonnie Story — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:26:35 +0000

Cat bites are so bad. I had a few when I worked in an animal shelter. A cat’s “canine” tooth has a groove or slit up the side of it – check it out on your own cats and you’ll see it. When a cat bites, that groove allows the displaced blood and tissue of the victim to escape pressure, thereby allowing deeper penetration of the bite. OUCH!!! It’s a great tooth design. – Bonnie

By: Apryl DeLancey

Apryl DeLancey — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:29:15 +0000

Thank you for letting me post this Lindsay and thanks to everyone for the well wishes. I am back to 100% and, interestingly enough, this cat is nicer to me now. Maybe I am imagining it!

I guess I should explain the SLAPPED. I didn’t realize how funny that sounded until you asked! When I worked for an aquarium in college I was often in the water with sick marine mammals. I was slapped by dolphin tail flukes and luckily not at full strength. I did see others get slapped with full force and get quite bruised and injured.

By: Mayra Calvani

Mayra Calvani — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:23:44 +0000

Thanks for this great post. Cat bites can be very dangerous indeed. I’ve never been bitten by a cat, but my vet has and she lost feeling permanently in her hand because of it. The cat bit right into the tendon between her thumb and index finger.

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By: Marie

Marie — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:32:11 +0000

I’ve been bit by cats on three occasions. (I know, I know, not a quick learner am I?) The first was a bite I got from a feral cat when I was working at the local county animal shelter. The other two were from my own cats, and like you say in your post, it doesn’t make any difference if it’s your own cats that are vaccinated or not, they can still get infected and be really painful. I hope you’re feeling better soon!

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By: Lindsay Stordahl

Lindsay Stordahl — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:07:52 +0000

Apryl, I have to ask, which animal SLAPPED you? Haha!

Thanks for sharing your story with us. Sometimes I think experienced animal people are the most likely to get bit because we aren’t scared of anything. So your post was a good reminder for me to be careful.

By: Saint Lover

Saint Lover — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:33:44 +0000

Oh goodness.. that’s rough. Cats can really get ya. Glad the antibiotics did the trick and you are back to normal.

Its scary to be caught off guard.