clindamycin for cat bite

I have some clindamycin but not sure if that is an appropriate medication for a cat. he weighs 11 lbs.

Hi, are you saying you have some clindamycin that was prescribed for your cat at another time, or that you can just get some, or that you have some that was prescribed for you? Someone who isn't a vet really shouldn't be trying to prescribe for a cat, so your best bet is not asking in general on the Internet but talking to your vet.

I do not have money for second opinion. They are being treated with the Clindamycin at this time and I hope that it does the trick, but I really want to know what this ailment could possible be! Also, should this Clindamycin not work, would like to know what other alternatives I could pursue. All of the kitties with exception to the female are within normal range of weight.

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.

blood and urine tests and xrays plus physical exam showed nothing. Specialist ran a toxo test which came back positive. We put him on Clindamycin for 30 days and by dat 29 he was 100% back to normal. Then two days off antibiotics and he was acting sick and hiding again. Back on Clindamycin but it's been 7 days and he has not popping back as quickly as he did last time. His pupils are dilated and he is hiding from us (normally loves attention!

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.

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.

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.

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.

My cat has an infection from a bite to his face. He weighs 9lbs. and is 11yrs. old. Can I give him amoxicillin? How much and how often? I cleaned the wound w/ peroxide and applied neosporin.

I was prescribed a ten day course of clindamycin for a gum infection, which it took care of. Six weeks later I developed severe diarrhea with terrible gut pain and fever. Had blood and mucous in stools an perhaps some intestinal lining. I lost 10 lbs and was very weak and the thought of food made me feel sick.. Emergency room diagnosed clostridium difficile after stool samples and CAT scan. I was put on a 14 day, 4x/day course of oral solution vancomycin which solved the problem.

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??

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.

t better when you are finished with the meds, then until you have insurance, you might seek help at the Health Dept STD clinic who often sees people for free or for sliding scale.

He prescribed me 300mg of clindamycin every 6 hours for 10 days. The infection seems to be gone, with only mild redness remaining. However, I continue to have intermittent numbness and pain in the arm, mixed with overall fatigue. Any idea how long these symptoms may last? Is there any treatment for them?

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.

I have not heard of getting it from a scratch. cat bite are terrible they get infected a lot more than dog bite .

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.

well, with your two teeth gone i'm sure you're looking for something soft to eat and a GREAT suggestion right now would be yogurt. i perfer dannon active myself. the main reason is that the clindamycin is a very powerful antibiotic (my doctor put me on 450mg of clindamycin) the down side is clindamycin can kill everything in your body. that includes the good bacteria in your intestine called gut flora.

* 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.

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.

We have just had to have our cat Sooty to the vets for the same problem, she is 15 years old, she was in pain and her face was puffed up, she is now fine,the only drawback is she will not talk to either me or my husband, and looks at us as if it was all our fault.

I got the clindamycin from the vet, it was for my cat that I had to put down at the end of last yr. he takes the mefs very well doesn't even put up a fight.

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