Re: an other problem infection

[Guest guest]

Wish I could help you, Ina. I just don't have any experience with this.

Hang in there and know I'm thinking of you, ok?

Love Mom

[Guest guest]

There was a lady here that grooms pets and got bitten or scratched by a cat

and ended up with " Cat Fever " I think they call it. She ended up losing a

finger over it. She was sick for a long time. Please make sure this isn't

what you have.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/29/01 8:52:09 PM Central Standard Time,

llchriste@... writes:

> There was a lady here that grooms pets and got bitten or scratched by a cat

> and ended up with " Cat Fever " I think they call it. She ended up losing a

> finger over it. She was sick for a long time. Please make sure this isn't

> what you have.

>

>

>

I have to agree. I have a 'Cat Scratch fever' story too. With a better

outcome but really hilarious ...

When I was 20 I got married. The day after Thanksgiving. Then, for Christmas

he gave me two adorable cats. We named them Liza and Lucy after Lucille Ball

and Liza Minelli.

Well, April 2, he left. Took the cats.

Said he didn't want to be married.

Wouldn't give me back the cats.

Well, I stopped at his apartment to pick something up that he'd kept he

shouldn't have. I discovered he had a boyfriend. That's why he'd left me.

He'd decided that he really had been gay after all (a question he'd had

before he met me but never shared with me).

Well, a month before the divorce was granted his sister calls to tell me he

was having emergency surgery. I went to the hospital to see him, and he'd had

surgery on his testicles ...seems one of the cats scratched him when he was

getting out of the shower because he'd splashed her, and well ...

personally ... I thought that it was Karma.

Pk

[Guest guest]

It sounds like the cat scratch may have carried something that you are

reacting to, the antibiotics you are on for your other arm should help, but

if not then it's worthwhile to see the doctor again. Perhaps what was on

the cat was something that is not going to be covered well by the

antibiotics that you are on.

You might want to consider getting your cat declawed if this is a frequent

issue for you. I know that the argument of declawing is a highly emotional

and personal one, but if it keeps you safe, it may be worthwhile for your

health.

Jill

[Guest guest]

It is nice to know that sometimes the wrongs and unfairnesses in some of

our lives get mysteriously " righted " , isn't it? Gotta love when that

happens.

Did you get the cats back? Just thought he might be less interested in

keeping them after that happened. Must have made for an interesting trip

to the ER and the surgeon. You cat did what, WHERE?

Hee hee

Joyce

[Guest guest]

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>You might want to consider getting your cat declawed if this is a frequent

>issue for you. I know that the argument of declawing is a highly emotional

>and personal one, but if it keeps you safe, it may be worthwhile for your

>health.

Declawing is illegal in most of Europe. Not sure if Belgium has the same

laws, but I would expect so. When I get scratched, I give it a good wash

and then put Germoline on it (a topical antiseptic). I usually cover it

for the first 12 hours to stop it attracting cat hair and to avoid

rubbing the Germoline off. I find that if I do this, it heals fine and

there is no infection. Works great for cat bites, too. As I have three

cats, all of them rescues, I am used to scratches and bites. If you are

rehabilitating a traumatised, abused kitty (or two of them in my case),

they often bite first and ask questions later. But I wouldn't be without

them for the world.

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