What started as a simple cat scratch nearly cost 65-year-old Shirley her life. The Bristol grandmother initially dismissed ...

Micah Hayes's cat Mr. Sammie had never bitten anyone before until that fateful day and an encounter with a friend's dog.

A disturbing medical case from the UK has revealed how a seemingly ordinary cat bite transformed into a medical emergency ...

In an attempt to prevent further injury, Hagarty, of Iowa, did her best to catch Figgy—only for her hand to collide with ... At the time, Hagarty knew cat bites could be harmful, but she never ...

Frequent hand washing and regular vet checks ... See your doctor if you develop an infection at the site of a cat bite or scratch. These are intestinal parasites routinely found in dogs and ...

trapping the bacteria and making the tissue beneath the skin a “fertile” ground for infection, Gaillard said. In one study by the Mayo Clinic, 1 in 3 cat bites to the hand required ...

Bites that break the skin and bites of the scalp, face, hand, wrist, or foot are more likely to become infected. Cat scratches, even from a kitten, can carry "cat scratch disease," a bacterial ...

Cat scratches and bites can cause cat scratch disease, a bacterial infection carried in cat saliva ... especially under the arms (if scratched on the arm or hand) or in the groin (if scratched on the ...

Kittens use squeals and other high-pitched noises to indicate when play is too rough and their mother will also do the same to let them know if they're getting out of hand ... due to infection. To ...

A young woman from Ayutthaya nearly lost her hand after a cat bite, resulting in a severe bacterial infection and medical expenses amounting to 410,000 baht. She now warns others to seek immediate ...

The infection can be transmitted by cat bites or scratches or when an infected cat licks a wound on your skin. With CSD, the hand or arm is the most common site of exposure. As the infection spreads, ...