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post #31 of 46
3/22/10 at 2:21pm
I am so glad that you are giving Levi another chance. And I am really happy that your daughter is on the mend. As I said before, my grandson was in the hospital for 2 days, so we know the panic you feel. Good luck to her in her competition!!

We are just very careful to watch for Isbelle's warning signs, and she does warn us. Watching their body language is helpful. When she wants to be left alone, we do just that. Everything has been fine and the bite was years ago.

I wish the best for all of you!!
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post #32 of 46
3/22/10 at 2:27pm
To put this in perspective, a certain percentage of cats are "petting overstimulated." Even our Ella did it a little at first, nipping at us if we petted her too long. Of course, 3+ years in a cage at a shelter will do strange things to anyone.
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post #33 of 46
3/22/10 at 2:50pm
good luck to Jessica that she heals fully and quickly, and does great in the competition.
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post #34 of 46
3/22/10 at 9:12pm
I agree with the other posters - sounds like Levi either had enough of the attention and reacted accordingly or he was startled

If he is a bit of an agressive cat anyway then I'd try the Feliway to see if this helps, or see your vet about possible meds to help with it
and also of course remind your daughter to keep an eye on his signals and if he appears to have had enough to just let him go

My Libby is a very sweet cat, but she is also a bit nervous and easily startled. I've been scratched by her a number of times when I'm holding her and she literally just loses her mind because something startles/scares her and her first response is to claw her way to freedom
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post #35 of 46
3/24/10 at 9:47pm
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Originally Posted by melissaw View Post
I agree with the other posters - sounds like Levi either had enough of the attention and reacted accordingly or he was startled

If he is a bit of an agressive cat anyway then I'd try the Feliway to see if this helps, or see your vet about possible meds to help with it
and also of course remind your daughter to keep an eye on his signals and if he appears to have had enough to just let him go

My Libby is a very sweet cat, but she is also a bit nervous and easily startled. I've been scratched by her a number of times when I'm holding her and she literally just loses her mind because something startles/scares her and her first response is to claw her way to freedom
I have seen many of you post about Feliway during this whole thing. Now that I can look back and absorb more I am wondering WHAT this is and what it does?
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post #36 of 46
3/24/10 at 9:52pm
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Jessica is doing better, we are now 4 days out.

There are 3 of the SCRATCHES that after she showers will ooze a puss type stuff out, but only for a short time.

1 is pretty red. I am keeping an eye on it and was told to keep her wrapped until the wounds are closed and not oozing...

No more pain, thank God.

Levi is a doing well, we are watching him for signs of "being done" of any type of contact. He has not done anything since then

We love him and both we are both learning how to handle him on HIS terms!
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post #37 of 46
3/24/10 at 9:54pm
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good luck to Jessica that she heals fully and quickly, and does great in the competition.
Thank you very much!!

She went to practice last night and was able to perform her routines as usual!! YEAH

Not even any problems with double dutch, when a kid JUMPS into the 2 ropes that she is turning!

She was even able to do the her push up in that same double dutch routine, THAT I was worried about because of the pressure on her arm!! I wish I could post a video of Jump Rope, you guys would FLIP!!!
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post #38 of 46
3/24/10 at 10:59pm
I'm glad to hear she's getting better.
For the bad scratches,wash them with an antibacterial soap and have her put a nice thick layer of neosporin (or you preferred generic knock off brand) on them and use non-stick type pads with a small bit of medical tape to hold them on. The idea is not to bandage them tight, but to just keep the antibiotic ointment where it needs to be and not smeared all over everything. Using an ointment like that can also help reduce scaring.

Feliway is a synthetic cat pheromone that is supposed to be like the scent pheromone in their cheeks/face (you know how a happy cat rubs it's face on things?). It comes in a spray bottle or as a diffuser version. Many prefer the diffusers over the spray.
When used in the home it's supposed to calm cats down and help make them feel less stressed. - of course every cat is different and sometimes there's a cat that does not respond to it or responds negatively.
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post #39 of 46
4/2/10 at 1:00am
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I'm glad to hear she's getting better.
For the bad scratches,wash them with an antibacterial soap and have her put a nice thick layer of neosporin (or you preferred generic knock off brand) on them and use non-stick type pads with a small bit of medical tape to hold them on. The idea is not to bandage them tight, but to just keep the antibiotic ointment where it needs to be and not smeared all over everything. Using an ointment like that can also help reduce scaring.
OH NO!! I was told by the Dr and EVERYONE that the absolute worse thing you can do to cat scratches or bites is to us neosporin or any ointment of ANY kind!! The problem is that cats have bacteria that infect their humans with TERRIBLE infections!!!

Wash the area with soap and water, use sterile gause to cover the area and if it has drawn blood, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION!!

Since this has happend to my daughter MANY people have told us of serious infections, even one child almost losing his leg from severe cat injuries..

I just want to make sure that people know that ointments HELP keep the bacteria inside the body.

Jessica is still oozing from 2 of the more serious scratches and we are now on day 12. The antibiotics have kept her healthy and she now can go without wrapping her arm from wrist to arm pit, (although it looks like she was in a shredder!!)

Check it out, all the sites on cat scratches and cat scratch fever say the same thing!!!
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post #40 of 46
4/2/10 at 1:05am
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Many of you wished Jessica (14 yrs) LUCK on her Jump Rope Competition!!

Here are HER results...

3 GOLD
1 SILVER
1 fifth
1 sixth
1 seventh

She qualified for the National COMPETITION!!!!

In 1 minute, her feet went through the rope and touched the ground = 264
In 3 minutes, her feet went through the rope and touched the ground= 610

Wonderful weekend of competition and great results for the team!!

PROUD MOMMY!!
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post #41 of 46
4/2/10 at 1:43am
way to go Jessica, well done. xx
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post #42 of 46
4/2/10 at 4:50am
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I just want to make sure that people know that ointments HELP keep the bacteria inside the body.
Not on puncture wounds, scratches - which is why I said the scratches. I've been getting bad scratches from cats, dirty wire outside, rose bushes (even fell into a huge one at age 4 - I'll never forget that), and pretty much any other nasty thing that a person can get scratched on since I've been mobile. They were always treated with an antibiotic ointment and deeper ones as I suggested to keep things out of them. None were still infected nearly two weeks later - not even the really deep ones from a cat attack, they healed within a week (which incidentally was treated with antibiotic ointment and covered in the ER by the doctor and nurse there).

You should get your daughter rechecked if she still has infected scratches this many days later as that is not normal.
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post #43 of 46
4/2/10 at 7:17pm
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OkAY, I see what your saying...

I just read and the stuff from the hospital said not to put ointment on any cat related injuries.. Maybe our area, I don't know...

She looks pretty good today...

Tomorrow, she is traveling to do the half time show at a Sacramento Kings Basketball game!!! No stopping this kid!!

Melissa
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post #44 of 46
4/2/10 at 7:28pm
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Not on puncture wounds, scratches - which is why I said the scratches. I've been getting bad scratches from cats, dirty wire outside, rose bushes (even fell into a huge one at age 4 - I'll never forget that), and pretty much any other nasty thing that a person can get scratched on since I've been mobile. They were always treated with an antibiotic ointment and deeper ones as I suggested to keep things out of them. None were still infected nearly two weeks later - not even the really deep ones from a cat attack, they healed within a week (which incidentally was treated with antibiotic ointment and covered in the ER by the doctor and nurse there).

You should get your daughter rechecked if she still has infected scratches this many days later as that is not normal.
When my then feral kitten Gus scratched up my hands and arms really bad. The ER washed them out and applied polysporin then bandaged then. I was instructed to do the same at home daily, until healed. They healed wonderfully.
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post #45 of 46
4/2/10 at 7:39pm
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When my then feral kitten Gus scratched up my hands and arms really bad. The ER washed them out and applied polysporin then bandaged then. I was instructed to do the same at home daily, until healed. They healed wonderfully.
Did it hurt when they scrubbed your cuts out? Mine did - but then I had the back claw shredding going on. Somewhere around 20-25 scratch/gouges. I had to keep mine covered because it was really painful if I didn't. Some of the scars are still sensitive.

DH got hurt at work (minor) a few years ago - he banged his shin open leaving a gash/dent/scrap-thing. I cleaned and tended it for him for the first two days with directions that he must clean it before work and after work each day. He did that for only one or two days and it got infected badly enough that he almost needed a doctor. Guys. I was pretty rough cleaning it out and forcefully made him resume care on it for over a week and it healed perfectly. Had he listened to me to begin with, though, it wouldn't have scarred as badly as it did.

Lesson: Use proper wound care on your minor wounds.
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post #46 of 46
4/4/10 at 12:56am
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Originally Posted by strange_wings View Post
Did it hurt when they scrubbed your cuts out? Mine did - but then I had the back claw shredding going on. Somewhere around 20-25 scratch/gouges. I had to keep mine covered because it was really painful if I didn't. Some of the scars are still sensitive.

Lesson: Use proper wound care on your minor wounds.
Great advice and lesson..

Out of her counted 37 skin invasions, only 3 were problematic... I WILL put neosporin on those since you have had no ill effects from this... Otherwise, she is healing, scars = yes, but that is nothing compared to what the outcome COULD have been!!

Personal experience is key to learning!!
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