In one study by the Mayo Clinic, 1 in 3 cat bites to the hand required hospitalization and some required surgery to clean the wound.

An immunocompromised woman’s cat stirred up a lot more trouble than usual (for a cat). In a recent case report, doctors ...

To prevent this, immediately sterilize any cat bite that breaks the skin and visit a doctor if there are signs of persistent swelling. The reason cat bites can become infected is due to the ...

She put one of her front paws across my forearm and I felt her nails digging into my skin. It hurt so I gently blew some air at her face to try and get her to release only to have her viciously bit… ...

According to the report, a 48-year old man presented to the emergency department in 2020 with painful bilateral hand swelling eight hours after being bitten several times by a stray cat.

After being bitten by a stray cat, a man in the U.K. developed an infection from a species of bacteria unknown to science. In 2020, the man, 48, went to the hospital with swollen hands only eight ...

I was cat-sitting recently, in exchange for a free place to stay, when the white-and-gray cat lunged at my hand and bit it - ouch! - one evening before bed. The bite left a small puncture wound ...