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.

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 ...

A cat bite can be harmful and lead to infections, ... Check if the bite has punctured any of the vein or caused any infection such as swelling, redness, or pus. Seek Medical Attention ...

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 ...

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 paper, the 48-year-old man visited doctors with painful swelling in both hands, merely eight hours after he was bitten multiple times by a single feral cat.

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 ...