Bone bruise or infection from cat bite? Help please?
Question:
Hi..I posted 3 weeks ago about a bad cat bite i got.thankfully it didn't become infected.but, under the area that swelled the most (though the bite didn't seem as deep) there is a bump on what seems to be my bone about the size of a pea (this is on my lower arm). The only time it hurts is if I bump the area or lean on it (it's between my wrist and elbow on the bone that runs along the outside of the forearm). It's been 3 weeks since it happened? Could she have hit & bruised a bone to cause this? Could she have caused a bone infection? Can a cat tooth to a bone cause the bone to have a little bump? Thx
Answers:
My cat bit me 2 days ago on the hand which has swelled and is tender. With all animal bites-especially cat puncture wounds, you should immediately be seen by a doctor or at the emergency room, which is what I did. They cleaned it, gave me antibiotics and did a hand xray. Apparently, cat teeth puncture deeply and can break off leaving debris in the wound. Other debris or bacteria can get in the wound as well. The xray can tell what, if anything, is in the wound. I suggest you see your doctor who can give you advice. God luck.
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