If you’ve ever owned a cat, chances are you’ve been a scratch or cat bite victim. It’s not always a violent affair. Cats love ...

Table 1. Microbiology and antimicrobial therapy of bite infections.

Unfortunately, failure to adequately clean bite wounds, along with delayed medical care, often leads to infection. The majority of bites are still from dogs, although, as humans continue to move ...

When my Siberian cat Alexei licks me, I take it as a sign of love. However, when he quickly follows the licking with a bite, ...

While there is no leash law for cats in Minneapolis, Schendel said cat bites and scratches can lead to more infections compared to dogs because cat’s mouths are dirtier. “They’re licking their paws ...

Anyone battling cancer should be aware that cats have been linked to a parasitic infection called Toxoplasmosis, caused by a single-celled organism, Toxoplasma gondii, which affects approximately 60 ...

Though cases of infection are rare, cats seem especially susceptible to the bird flu virus, or Type A H5N1. Even before the cattle outbreak, there were feline cases linked to wild birds or poultry.

The ongoing spread of bird flu in the United States has alarmed experts—not just because of human cases causing severe illness, but also due to troubling new instances of infections in cats.

you may also get a secondary infection from the bites. Fleas can also infest your skin. For example, burrowing sand fleas can cause an infestation called tungiasis. It almost always occurs around ...

Scratching the bites can cause an infection, which may result in a rash ... Fleas prefer to live on animals, such as dogs and cats, but they could take up residence on other animals, or on you.

A popular video circulating on social media showcases the playful side of a Siamese cat. In the video, the cat appears to bite a baby’s hand gently, only to be met with a surprising response. The baby ...