[Magdalen] I been bitten

[Marion Thompson]

This thread only  strengthens the argument for indoor cats, of which I 
have two.  Previous cats inevitably had arguments with interlopers that 
resulted in abcessed bites.  Nothing more full of nasty bugs than a 
cat's mouth.

Marion, a pilgrim

On 3/2/2015 1:35 PM, Jay Weigel wrote:
> That is a problem then, although Zmax is not usually the go-to for soft
> tissue infections. See what your regular doc says.
>
> As for the black cat, if his people can't/won't take proper care of him
> (which IMO includes neutering) then he deserves to be caught and sent to
> the SPCA.
>
> On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 1:27 PM, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I believe the black cat has a home since he looks sleek and well fed.
>> I still may try to trap and send him to the SPCA since he's becoming a
>> real threat to good order in the neighborhood.
>>
>> I have to take antibiotics because of the knee replacements when I get
>> wounds or have procedures that break the skin. My surgeon impressed
>> upon me that that is non-negotiable and I know a couple of people who
>> did have infections settle in the prostheses, a situation too grim to
>> detail.   About the only ones I'm not allergic to are the mycins so
>> choices are very limited.  It was a real problem when I contracted
>> Lyme disease since I'm allergic to all the preferred meds.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 12:34 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Is that black tomcat a feral? Can you get a trap and corral him?
>>>
>>> BTW, Azithromycin is probably not the thing for such, but I guess if your
>>> dentist recommends it, it's okay. It's a pretty strong antibiotic and
>>> specific for certain bacteria and I would be very cautious about using it
>>> for anything if I didn't know what I was fighting. But that's me. Usually
>>> soap and water and a good clean-up with antiseptic will do for 24 hours,
>>> especially in the case of one's own vaccinated cat.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 11:59 AM, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>> I got home from the retreat last night.  It went very well but I was
>>>> tired after being 'on' for two days and driving on ice.  I heard a
>>>> commotion on the back porch and it was all the cats mixing it up with
>>>> the scary black tomcat who recently rearranged my Sunshine's face.  I
>>>> tried to get Sunshine to come in but he was panicked and bit me pretty
>>>> badly.  I cleaned it up well and started on some azithromycin that I
>>>> had on hand for dental procedures.  I'll see the doctor this
>>>> afternoon.  Fortunately Sunny just had his rabies booster but this
>>>> means a course of antibiotics for me.  Besides, it hurts.  Maybe a few
>>>> more prayer pats?
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Susan
>>>>
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>>
>>
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