My cat just bit me!! well he scratched my arm with his teeth and its bleeding any risks?

its not a deep wound or anything its just like a scratch he did with his teeth its bleeding though. i put some hydrogen peroxide on my arm. but i heard you can get a seriose infection from cat bites.


what are the effects of this? my arm would swell if it is infected?

My cat just bit me!! well he scratched my arm with his teeth and its bleeding any risks?
Call your dr. and ask, or call the vet
Reply:u will have to have been bitten much worse than that to get cat fever. it is a very painful thing but goes away in 24 hrs. u should get a tetnaus shot though to b safe.
Reply:No, your cat should be fine.
Reply:Get a tetnus shot ASAP. Wear long sleeves the next time you play with your cat. Watch your cat's behavior. See if it starts to take a liking to raw meat or fresh blood. If so, time to change cats. You may have a true carnivore on your hands.
Reply:probably will have to get a tetanus shot where he bit you at
Reply:you have mo risk for ANYHTING if it is a indoor cat.....so lay back and take a chill pill.....
Reply:relax your is your cat wild? do you keep up with his shots? It's very rare to get cat strach fever.What did you do to the cat to make him bite you????
Reply:It is good that you cleaned the wound well, but does your cat have a current rabies vaccination? A cat that goes outdoors can pick up the disease from another animal and you wouldn't know it until it's too late. Rabies inoculation for humans consists of a series of painful shots. Once symptoms develop rabies is fatal almost every time. A lot of doctors now days would recommend the shots for you just so your family can't come back and sue them. You should at least watch your cat for signs of illness.
Reply:Bite it back.