A different kind of bite......

[Justfishin']

Cat bite.
Last month a client of mine asked me to help with finding a home for his two cats. Seems that the male of the brother/sister duo was getting destructive with the furnishings and carpets by chewing on things (as they were both de-clawed).
I found a home for them and on the day to move them, I put the boy in a cardboard carrier you get at a vets. .He started to yowl and climb out and when I reached down to put him back in he totally freaked and bit me on the left thumb, then bit my wife (who was helping me), then me again as I was pulling him off her, then her again as she was doing the same..in total 7 bites. The last one was at the joint of my right thumb where it joins the hand. He grabbed hold and sank his teeth to the gums in a crushing bite and held on, my wife was barely able to pry his jaws apart to get him off me. This all happened in about 30 seconds.
We went to the hospital for tetanus shots and I.V. antibiotics. The deep bite on my thumb didn't respond to treatment, I went back to the E.R.(my doctor was on vacation) four days later for more I.V. treatment. One week after the bite, I saw my doctor who told me I was on the wrong antibiotic, changed it and I responded but it was too late- I had to go back to the hospital 10 days after that and have surgery on the hand for Osteomyelitis- a bone infection that if left untreated can lead to amputation or death from infection.I'm at home now but I have seventeen stitches in my right thumb knuckle and a PICC catheter in that goes from my bicep into my chest through which I have to hook up to and have an I.V. every six hours- for six weeks. I'm doing it as I write this, I have to sit still for an hour.
Tell your kids, tell your friends and know that cat bites- and monkeys and humans- are among the worst for infection and have to be treated immediately.
I have to stick close to home till the end of September now, no fishing.
Be careful with those pets.