I got bitten

Glad your going to the doctor. My neighbor got bitten on the finger by his cat and he stayed in the hospital for almost a week. He has been out for about 3 weeks or more and it still isnt fully healed. He has to go to physical therapy a couple times a week too, it got infected really quickly so I'm glad your going to the doc.

Wow.. I'm really glad Zoey's bites have not broken my skin yet

Is there heat above the bite? How badly does it hurt? I would not recommend salt water, as it would be caustic to the wound right now, not to mention it would hurt like hell. I would wash it good with an antibacterial soap for right now, and use cotton balls or gauze pads not washcloths. Then I would use hydrogen peroxide but don't swallow it. The peroxide will burn, but it will help and it won't hurt you to get it in your mouth, but again, don't swallow it.

There is no heat and it doesnt hurt at all. When I use the peroxide, it doesn't hurt at all, does that mean its no good?

Thanks bunches for the tips Hissy! I will do that and get my bum to the doctors!

It could mean that it is a superficial wound, or that the wound is deep and has numbed the tissue. Still a doctor call is the right one- is it swollen?

Man, post a pic! The let us decide

Speaking of swallowing peroxide. I remember one time a friend of mine was dying my hair, and we had just gone to her shop to pick up a cup of peroxide.. well I was holding it in one hand on the way home and something else in the other and it was super hot out and I dont remember what the heck I was thinking but I took a drink of the peroxide by accident! We called poison control and I had to try to barf it up That was not fun! lol

It doesn't look swollen, but then again I have big lips

Let me try and take a pic

okay, here is a pic, its not very good, I cant get a good quality pic, excuse my fingers (yes i bite my nails )

lol! You funny girl

It doesnt look bad at all. I wouldnt worry too much about it until you have your dr's apointment.

ouchie!! I would go to the doc for sure. When rich got bite by granet he went right to the doc for meds.

Owww...I would be nervous about going in for tetanus shots. I HATE needles. But, if it means that an inch of prevention is worth a pound of cure then so be it!

Ouch Kellye it does look sore, I'm sorry sweety.

I hope you're okay and keep us posted on the doc appointment

I hope that you are feeling better...wanna see a doozy of a cat bite?



My Razpy had gotten his tail caught under a door, and when I tried to dislodge him in my panic, I pulled the door when I should have pushed it and he bit me. This was on a Saturday. I washed it off, and then actually used a bleach solution on it, which can kill most things, but I wouldnt recommend that for your mouth!

I was working in a hospital then, and when I went to work on Monday and showed it to her, the ER director wanted to put me on IV antibiotics. (She said they could bring a pole to my office lol but I settled for pills!) I also got a tetanus shot. The pic is from the day I was treated, so the brown stuff is iodine solution.

What they worry about more than tetanus is cat scratch fever, and well as a localized skin infection. Cat scratch fever can be pretty bad if untreated. One hint an MD gave me (which wouldnt work for your lip) is that if you get a reddened area from a bit or cut, make a few light dots around it with a pen, so you can tell if it is spreading, which could be an indication of the infection getting worse.

Razpy has a heck of a set of choppers!

OUCH! Kellye...dang girl! That had to hurt like the dickens! Agree with everyone else...see that Dr! Good luck!

Lucia...lord have mercy! That's one nasty bite! That makes my arm hurt just looking at it!

Owww, Kellye! I'd go to the Dr.!

(Well, knowing me, I probably wouldn't go to the doctor until someone dragged me, but I still say it's the best thing to do!)

Well, now it looks as if nothing has happened to my lip, its really hard to see the bite. But I am still going for that tetanus shot anyway - the last time I had one was when I cut my chin back in 1992 so I sure need it!

omg Lucia Now THAT is a bad bite!!

I love the demon cat pic though

Lucia! That has got to hurt a LOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yowza! Razpy must have been in a lot of pain to attack you like that Poor Razpy and Poor you!
Did it take long to heal?

Yes, get the shot.

Hope you heal quickly.