My foot got cat-mauled?

Question: On wednesday I accidently shut my cat's tail in the door, as I fumbled to open it he tore the crap out of my right foot. It has 16 puncture wounds, mainly on the back where he grabbed it to try to pull himself forward, and several scratches on the front. He'd just been outside, so his claws were probably dirty.

So the long and short of it is that two of the worst puncture wounds around the ankle are swollen, very very tender, red, hot, and leaking pus. The fot hurts to walk on too, and I can't sleep well.
Should I go to a doctor? Or just keep rubbing antiseptic on it? I feel pretty stupid going in for what look like small cat claw wounds, but it hurts like hell.

Answers:
It sounds like you may have an infection. Go to the doc and try to find a good recipe for cat.

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Good grief, what size was this cat? Anyway, get to the doctor.
If you've got any antibiotics laying around start taking them. It may be a good idea to soak your foot in a warm epsom salt bath. Then put the antiseptic on it. Do this frequently. But because it's oozing pus, you need to be on an antibiotic.

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