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So unfortunately this morning my foster kitten (he is around 8/9 weeks now) bit me while I was giving him treats. He's taking antibiotics for a skin infection, and I always give him some treats after , but I think I was half asleep and didn't see when he was going for my finger lol it left a puncture and it bled quite a lot, but I ran it under water right away and then washed it with soap and water and then applied alcohol and it stopped the blood pretty fast. I've been putting some antibiotic ointment on it , it's already late afternoon where I am and so far there's no sign of infection just some tenderness, but my friend just scared me bc she told me about someone who ended up in a hospital due to an infected cat bite and told me that I should go get antibiotics just in case.. And now she's got me nervous. I don't know if I should go to urgent care or not bc I feel silly going in for a little puncture that doesn't seem infected. And I also don't want them to tell me to report him or something bc it was an accident.
I should mention he's not vaccinated yet due to his weight but he is flea treated and is on antibiotics right now. He's indoors and has been with me for over a month now.
Also, I have anxiety and reading more stuff about it online now has me worried that I might get rabies he seems fine though. He's just not vaccinated yet due to weight.
So unfortunately this morning my foster kitten (he is around 8/9 weeks now) bit me while I was giving him treats. He's taking antibiotics for a skin infection, and I always give him some treats after , but I think I was half asleep and didn't see when he was going for my finger lol it left a puncture and it bled quite a lot, but I ran it under water right away and then washed it with soap and water and then applied alcohol and it stopped the blood pretty fast. I've been putting some antibiotic ointment on it , it's already late afternoon where I am and so far there's no sign of infection just some tenderness, but my friend just scared me bc she told me about someone who ended up in a hospital due to an infected cat bite and told me that I should go get antibiotics just in case.. And now she's got me nervous. I don't know if I should go to urgent care or not bc I feel silly going in for a little puncture that doesn't seem infected. And I also don't want them to tell me to report him or something bc it was an accident.
I should mention he's not vaccinated yet due to his weight but he is flea treated and is on antibiotics right now. He's indoors and has been with me for over a month now.
Also, I have anxiety and reading more stuff about it online now has me worried that I might get rabies he seems fine though. He's just not vaccinated yet due to weight.