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Wicked Blue

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14. Thank you for this valuable info!

Reply to Jirel (Reply #9)

Wed Oct 21, 2020, 09:27 AM

Oct 2020

I didn't realize the Bacitracin could cause problems.

I flushed the wound with hydrogen peroxide before applying Bacitracin and hoped that would be enough.

Is Xenodyne anything like Betadine?

We have 3 dogs and 1 cat (used to have 2 cats) but bites are extremely rare.

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In the past 48 hours I've spent about 14 hours in a hospital emergency room [View all] Wicked Blue Oct 2020 OP

Send this post to the local paper, cc the hospital administration. LakeArenal Oct 2020 #1

I would, but all our local papers are gone Wicked Blue Oct 2020 #5

Phew, what a series of events! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2020 #2

As long as YOU MFM008 Oct 2020 #3

Glad you are doing better! You could call your county livetohike Oct 2020 #4

That's how one of my relatives got it. LisaL Oct 2020 #6

I think you're just seeing stopdiggin Oct 2020 #7

i was sent the hospital outpatient lab for blood work a few weeks ago. mopinko Oct 2020 #8

From someone who works with sharp and stabby wild animals regularly... Jirel Oct 2020 #9

Interesting read. Niagara Oct 2020 #13

Thank you for this valuable info! Wicked Blue Oct 2020 #14

A few refinements... Jirel Oct 2020 #15

I had a bad cat bite one time Bayard Oct 2020 #10

Cat bites are tough. Got a minor nip on my hand and it blew up like a ballon. Fla Dem Oct 2020 #11

I'm glad to hear that your on the mend. Niagara Oct 2020 #12