Reply #9: If you were punctured, [View All]

[NuckinFutz]

Get to a doctor and get on some antibiotics asap. Cats carry some really nasty bacteria, and because puncture wounds do not seep, the bacteria can stay in you and fester, creating an abcess which is quite painful. This true aside from the rabies concerns. I was bitten
in January and took about a month to fully heal.

Also, the wounds I had were on the hands and did become infected, even though I went to the ER (it was nighttime) within an hour or two of getting bit. The cat was also a totally indoor pet.