Human and animal bites may lead to serious infection ... leading to severe disease ranging from abscess to bone and joint infection, to endocarditis and brain abscess. Immediate wound management ...

Cite this as: Offensperger F, Vogelbacher L, Thimme R: Soft-tissue infection with abscesses following a cat bite on the forearm. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2021; 118: 816a. DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.m2021.0142.

A video of a cat that persistently tries to bite his owner's arm has gone viral on TikTok. The clip posted by @biscuit_the_catbear, the TikTok account of a cat called Biscuit, features the feline ...

“The bacteria that live in a cat’s mouth are pretty nasty, so feline bite wounds usually get infected.” Lancing, flushing, antibiotics, and wound care cost $100+ even for simple cases. Complex ...

The unnamed woman in her 50s had been helping the apparently sick cat. Ten days later she died of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS), which is carried by ticks. With no tick bite ...

Dog bites are nasty business whether you’re a human or a cat, and a single snip can cause ... as well as: Bumps or abscesses ...

Ever wonder why your super affectionate cat rubs against your face and then bites you two seconds later? Chalk it up to instinctive behavior. “All cats have to bite and scratch,” says Bell.

Learn more› By Kaitlyn Wells You’ve scoured pet listings, researched local adoption groups, and even debated the benefits of adopting an adult cat versus a kitten (or two, or three ...

We've all heard the story: someone seeks medical attention for something seemingly insignificant, and it ends up being ...

Pet experts have warned that flea infestations are on the rise, both in homes and in pets in County Durham - RSPCA and PDSA.

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2011;9(2):215-226. As with most mammalian bites, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (augmentin) is a reasonable empiric antibiotic in an ...