“How bad are these cuts?”
I want to know if I should get these checked out. My neighbor's giant cat got a hold of me and tore me up pretty bad (the cat had all of its needed shots).
Female | 18 years old
Complaint duration: About 2 weeks
Medications: Used to take Zoloft
Conditions: Low blood pressure, (mental anxiety)
2 Answers
You should be totally fine as long as you treat the scratches with hydrogen peroxide or isopropyl alcohol and apply a topical triple antibiotic. However, if you weren't able to do so within a day of your injury, then that's okay! As long as redness and swelling has reduced and the scratches appear to be healing without any pus formation, there should be nothing to worry about :)
It is hard to tell from this picture how deep the cuts are. From the picture they appear overall shallow which is good. The biggest thing to watch out for with cat scratches is making sure it does not get infected. Make sure to keep it clean and if the skin starts turning red or hot or having discharge you need to be seen immediately. Same if you start having a fever.
Kay Kelts,DO
Kay Kelts,DO
