“Cat bites look very benign,” said Jacques H. Hacquebord, chief of the division of hand surgery at NYU Langone Health. “They just look like these little puncture wounds. But their teeth are ...

Koski said they should always keep an eye on a bite anytime they get a puncture wound because "cats' mouths are chock-full of bacteria." Owners needs to monitor the redness and puffiness and watch ...

In general, a number of therapies may be undertaken for all bite wounds. Professional medical care should start with obtaining the history of the injury to include timing, and details about the ...

It hurt so I gently blew some air at her face to try and get her to release only to have her viciously bite into my arm. Why would a cat be so aggressive like that? I had cleaned off the wound and ...

I was cat-sitting recently, in exchange for a free place to stay, when the white-and-gray cat lunged at my hand and bit it — ouch! — one evening before bed. The bite left a small puncture ...

when the white-and-gray cat lunged at my hand and bit it - ouch! - one evening before bed. The bite left a small puncture wound below my left thumb, and it stung as I washed it and slathered it in ...