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<blockquote data-quote="El Mahdi" data-source="post: 5563860" data-attributes="member: 59506">You're right of course.&nbsp; I don't know if Dioltach's vet told him to get it treated or not.&nbsp; I hope they did, but I don't know.&nbsp; I shouldn't have said they were remiss.&nbsp;&nbsp;I'd never though of that before.&nbsp; I'd always though it odd that my vet didn't want me to hold my dog during exams or shots.&nbsp; Makes sense though.&nbsp;&nbsp;Yeah, bites can be nasty!&nbsp; The one I got was a puncture from one of her canine's in the meaty portion where my palm and index finger meet.&nbsp; Not certain, but it felt like it went right to the bone - even more impressive as I was wearing gloves.&nbsp; I don't think she was really trying to hurt me, she was just scared and reacted accordingly.&nbsp; It all happened so fast.&nbsp; In the moment after she bit she tried to jump away, but her tooth was caught in my hand.&nbsp; I still have a scar from it.&nbsp;I'm so glad I knew enough at the time to get it cleaned immediately.&nbsp; Of course, my cleaning it immediately isn't necessarily what kept it from getting infected.&nbsp; Uncleaned it's probably not 100% sure that infection will occur, and even cleaning isn't necessarily 100% insurance against infection - but I'm glad I did.&nbsp; I personally believe it made all the difference.&nbsp;&nbsp;In relation to that story though, my cat was just a little 5 or 6 pound tabby, and not attacking (technically her intention was more likely to defend and escape).&nbsp; An aggresive feral cat, and 20 pounds to boot - that's more like getting attacked by a wild Bobcat!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="El Mahdi, post: 5563860, member: 59506"] You're right of course. I don't know if Dioltach's vet told him to get it treated or not. I hope they did, but I don't know. I shouldn't have said they were remiss. I'd never though of that before. I'd always though it odd that my vet didn't want me to hold my dog during exams or shots. Makes sense though. Yeah, bites can be nasty! The one I got was a puncture from one of her canine's in the meaty portion where my palm and index finger meet. Not certain, but it felt like it went right to the bone - even more impressive as I was wearing gloves. I don't think she was really trying to hurt me, she was just scared and reacted accordingly. It all happened so fast. In the moment after she bit she tried to jump away, but her tooth was caught in my hand. I still have a scar from it. I'm so glad I knew enough at the time to get it cleaned immediately. Of course, my cleaning it immediately isn't necessarily what kept it from getting infected. Uncleaned it's probably not 100% sure that infection will occur, and even cleaning isn't necessarily 100% insurance against infection - but I'm glad I did. I personally believe it made all the difference. In relation to that story though, my cat was just a little 5 or 6 pound tabby, and not attacking (technically her intention was more likely to defend and escape). An aggresive feral cat, and 20 pounds to boot - that's more like getting attacked by a wild Bobcat! [/QUOTE]

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