Doxycycline for cat bite

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1904872 tn?1325822415 Well the incubation period for rabies is 5 to 12 weeks. It really depends on the person. So the first question I have is was the cat rabid? Is this a family pet or somebody else's pet? Was it some cat that just ended up in your yard and you got bit? Most household animals are vaccinated for rabies so if it is somebody's pet you can simply ask them. If it was a stray cat and you cannot catch the cat for observation, then there are rabies shots you can get as a precaution.
Avatar n tn given me for dog bite with allergy to several other meds. have consumed small amounts of dairy. there is 5 more days of the med to be taken. it seems to be working despite consuming the small amounts of milk/cheese. will avoid it for 2 hours from the dose. is there anything else i need to do. thank you!
Avatar f tn My cat was getting attacked by anothee cat last night and I went to grab my cat so I could take her away from the other cat. It was a stupid move because my cat was in defense mode and ended up biting me on the hand. It is a puncture wound that was bleeding. I washed it with soap and water, put hydrogen peroxide on it, perscription antibacterial cream and a bandaid. I have done this 3 times since last night and am now soaking in an epsom salt bath as well.
1098760 tn?1266447897 the black cats not mine, but his owner wont care for his injuries because hes Just a Barn cat. Hes in my home in a crate now. Greys wound looks much the same. He was just attacked yesterday morning. Ive been treating him since. Hes easy, but the black cat, snaggle tooth, that one will bite, cant say I blame him tho. Grey wakes me at night when his needs tended, it hurts him, but I guess less then when its left without constant fresh cleaning. This makes me want to cry.
5265255 tn?1375320805 It could have rabies and even if its a minor cut it can still give you something serious. Actually cat bites are prob the worst kind of bite you can get their mouths are full of bacteria!! They kill rats you gotta get checked out and call you're doctor.
456970 tn?1287587447 Make sure your tetanus shots are up to date as well. A cat bite is a puncture wound, not to mention that cats have a LOT of bacteria in their mouths, their mouths are not clean like a dog's. Flush the wound with peroxide and try to keep the wound from closing up on the outside. A puncture wound should heal from the inside out to make sure it doesn't get closed up where a pocket of infection could form.
Avatar m tn But if you get bit or scratched by a cat, get to a doctor or hospital immediately, there is a 98% infection rate with any type of cat scratch or bite. I know this as i worked with animals for many years. A friend of mine actually got bartonella's henslae from a cat bite, and they didn't diagnose it for 9 months, and she is dying now from complications.
1547392 tn?1293738615 I was bit by a friends cat who has never been vaccinated in her life the cat was 13 yrs old. The cat is now passed away and i was bit pretty bad so i am worried about rabies but the docs said they wont give me the rabies shot. Wondering what i can do??
1138687 tn?1548643978 There are natural herbs that people use for chronic Lyme however with a recent bite IMO I would do the antibiotics. You don't want to wait and wind up like many of us, disabled and miserable. If I were in your shoes, I would run towards the medicine.
Avatar n tn But the insomnia was miserable so I called my doctor to ask if there was anything I could do for the side effects, so he switched me to 3 wks of doxycycline, which I started taking immediately. Now I sleep OK but after two days the symptoms are back in full force. I'm wondering if I made a mistake in switching. Have others had similar experiences? Is doxy just slower to take effect?
Avatar n tn because of this rash problem and we were not sure whether it is a reaction from doxycycline, she stopped taking doxycycline for about a week, is it good idea to continue to finish the rest (she's got probably another 10 days doxycycline to finish from a 21-day total)? Thanks much again.
Avatar n tn give her a toy to bite on instead and; she's a kitten, she's playing. she would normally do this same thing with her litter mates who would cry if she bit too hard, and that way she would learn how hard is too hard. make sure that when she bites, you cry out (high-pitched mewling cry like a pained kitten would do) and she will learn not to do it.
Avatar f tn Hi if the cat didn't bite you or if the saliva was dried out you can't get it. The animal's saliva has to be wet and get in a wound or open sore, in the eyes, mouth or nose. See below from the Centers for Disease Control or CDC: People usually get rabies from the bite of a rabid animal. It is also possible, but quite rare, that people may get rabies if infectious material from a rabid animal, such as saliva, gets directly into their eyes, nose, mouth, or a wound.
Avatar m tn I have not heard of getting it from a scratch. cat bite are terrible they get infected a lot more than dog bite .
203342 tn?1328737207 I understand what Savas is saying about them not getting enough nursing. My cat was abandoned. He was a shelter drop off. Someone saw him, felt sorry for the little guy starving on the streets, picked him up and took him to the humane society. So he really didn't socialize in that way. Abby is teaching him, though, how to bite gently. But, the biting 'everything' thing is sometimes an issue.
Avatar f tn I can not afford any vet at all right now, but I need to do something. If Doxycycline Monohydrate is not okay, is grape flavor liquid tylenol for infants? Thank you very much in advance!
596105 tn?1314580333 * You have a cat bite. Cat bites often cause infection. You don't need to call your doctor for a cat scratch, unless you think the wound is infected. * You have a dog bite on your hand, foot or head, or you have a bite that is deep or gaping. * You have diabetes, liver or lung disease, cancer, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or another condition that could weaken your ability to fight infection.
Avatar m tn Nausia, weak and overall just terrible. Ive been there myself from a cat bite. No std can make your knee knees hurt.
Avatar f tn The disease does lead to a carrier state in which the cat is permanently infected by the disease. Treating a cat during the acute phase of infection will kill most of the disease but there is always some left over that the antibiotic cannot reach. Although treatment with doxycycline or enrofloxacin may control acute infections in the cat, none of the antibiotics tested to date consistently clear the parasites permanently from the animal, resulting in a chronic carrier state.
7753794 tn?1394784136 Hi! Last February 22 at around 8pm I've been bitten by a stray cat in my palm. I got vaccinated 38hrs after the exposure February 24. I have a depression and anxiety disorder before so I kept on thinking about if I the cat has a rabies because I'm afraid of dying early. The reason why I'm so scared is that I have a fever inside like a burning sensation. It's my 11th day after I got bitten and eversince it bit me I can hardly sleep overthinking about the bite.
Avatar f tn My dad was bitten by his cat and he spent 2 days in hospital for an infection. This cat has a bad habit of biting. Can the canines be pulled?
Avatar f tn There is no guarantee that the bite will give you Lyme but since it just happened yesterday a short course of Doxycycline should get it in time. I would do at least 6 weeks and in the meantime if you should develop any symptoms, then make sure you find a LLMD. My ex husband was a golf course superintendent. He and his crew were bitten often. At the first sign of a bite they would go to the company doctor and get a course of doxy. None of them got Lyme. The faster the better. Good luck.