An immunocompromised woman’s cat stirred up a lot more trouble than usual (for a cat). In a recent case report, doctors ...

In one study by the Mayo Clinic, 1 in 3 cat bites to the hand required hospitalization and some required surgery to clean the wound.

In 2022, Hayes discovered just how "nasty" a cat bite could get. ... "The skin was really sensitive for about two years. I was on an IV of antibiotics three times a day for those four months, ...

Cat Bite/Scratch Care. Monitor your wound carefully for proper cat scratch care. Immediately contact your medical provider if: There are additional signs of infection around the wound like redness ...

Every year, there are an estimated 400,000 cat bites in the United States, with animal bites accounting for approximately 1 percent of all emergency room visits. Although dog bites are far more ...

Around 400,000 cat bites occur each year in the U.S., resulting in about 66,000 visits to emergency rooms. In the 2020 U.K. case, scientists investigated to determine what type of bacteria was ...

One cannot say why some cats tend to nip or bite but suffice it to say that in most cases it is due to the environment from which they came. Some cats are just born a bit aggressive.

UK man bitten by cat contracts previously unknown and ‘extensive’ bacterial infection. Findings highlight role of cats as reservoirs of ‘as yet undiscovered bacterial species’ ...

“Cat bites look very benign,” said Jacques H. Hacquebord, ... it’s hard for your body to get antibiotics to those areas, where hand bite wounds inflicted by cats are often located.