Re: IBKFergus has gone

"Yowie" <yowie9644.DIESPAMDIE@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Tetanus not needed, had my shot less than 2 years ago. The nurse I showed
he
scratch to said that the scratch isn't showing signs of infection, and
doctors here won't give antibiotics out "just in case" these days, but to
go
down to the doc if there's any sign of redness, soreness or itchiness. The
bite also looks healthy. I don't like oging to the doctor without need -
its
3 hours of my time, and denies a place for someone who is sicker than me.

Will trust the nurse with this one unless I start showing signs of
infection
(did get the savlon on fairly quickly, though)

Yowie

The problem with bites is (and Howard could explain this so much better!!)
that they are deep, but have extremely little surface area - so the germs
are way down in there and the salve and other topical treatments don't get
down deep enough and sometimes even trap the germs in there and keep them
from getting washed away. I hope you put peroxide on the injury right
away - the foaming action of that tends to help "lift out" the germs. After
the first application then you can use an antibacterial ointment. Keep the
wounds clean and dry.

Just please watch it closely - rub it to make sure there isn't an infection
deep that hasn't appeared on the surface yet - and at the *least* sign of
redness or soreness get your *** *immediately* to the doctor - I'm not
kidding, there was a wome featured on an Animal Planet special who almost
lost both her hands because of cat bites (and she was a pianist!).

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Hugs,

CatNipped

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"CatNipped" <lcrews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Purrs that she finds a good home that will suit her temperament.

Have you gotten antibiotics and a tetanus yet? When a cat scratch or
bite
is deep there can be terrible infection within the joints and muscles -
sometimes to the point of needing IV antibiotics.

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Hugs,

CatNipped

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"Yowie" <yowie9644.DIESPAMDIE@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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The Animal Welfare Lady came to pick her up this morning.

IBKFergus put on a great demonstration of her feral nature, shredding
Joel
as Joel picked her up to put her inthe carrier.

Animal Welfare Lady looked at my older injuries, had already noticed
Joel's
fresh injuries, and could see IBKFergus going off her rocker in the
carrier
and said that there was no way I should keep her with Cary around.
"Little
eyes are just too precious" she said.

She agreed with me that it was probably an act of hubris on my part for
ever
thinking I could tame a feral cat, and perhaps what I should have done
with
IBKFergus rather than adopting her myself was to have handed her over
to
someone who works with ferals from the very beginning. She patted my
hand
as
I bawled my eyes out "I know you thought you were doing a good thing by
adopting her," she said, "but you can't have her around your boy".
She's
right and I know it. Doesn't make it any less painful to see her go,
though.

I'm going to help arrange for Animal Welfare Lady to collect IBKFergus'
mother & siblings from work so that they can be speutered and cared for
instead of starving, being injured, being badly treated by cat haters
here
etc etc. Why bringing IBKFergus back here at work ever crossed my mind
is
beyond me, but as I said, it was a desperate thought of an overwhelmed
person. Logic soon prevailed.

She'll be checked over by a vet, her temperement assessed, and will
either
be put up for adoption or homed in a cattery. Either way, she'll be
safe,
warm and fed for the rest of her days. She'll always hold a peice of my
heart. Plesae join with me and purr that she finds a better foreverhome
than
the one we could give her.

Yowie






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