West Texas A&M University officer dies after being bitten by feral cat

[TexasTowelie]

CANYON - West Texas A&M University Police Department Cpl. Monty Dale Platt died Tuesday as a result of complications after being bitten by a feral cat two weeks ago while responding to a call on campus. He was 47.

Platt had served with the WT’s UPD since 1996.

“Campus Law Enforcement lost a great officer in Corporal Monty D. Platt,” The West Texas A&M University Police Department Facebook page said. “All of us at the University Police Department extend our prayers to the family during this difficult time.”

According to a post on the UPD Facebook page, Platt was responding to a call on campus two weeks ago when he was bitten by a feral cat. Last Thursday, Platt reported not feeling well and was taken to an urgent care center with a severe reaction to medication that was prescribed to prevent infections from the bite.

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1. Rare adverse reaction probably renal failure

antimicrobials long been known to cause various forms of nephrotoxicity
Rare but happens