[shitfly]

I had a lymph node removed when I was 13 bc of cat scratch fever. I knew I had it when I, I was going insane....




No scar though.

[FavaBeans]

Suck it up Buttercup

[allbassfearme]

Another reason why the only good cat is a General Tao cat!

[doslotus]

Been there, done that, have the scars to prove it, lol

[twayblade]

All animals and even humans can carry diseases and/or parasites that can cause health problems. The only difference with cats is that their teeth are needle like and can penetrate deeply. Even a bite a human can carry tetanus which can become deadly.

[Davis916]

Geez that went bad very quickly. I hope you make a full recovery.

[Zeeta]

When I was 18-ish, I was hand-raising a pair of kittens & got sick. Thought it was flu at first but when a couple weeks dragged by without improvement my parents made me go to a doctor. I had a 101 temp, swollen glands, the works. Well, the doctor said i needed to see a specialist & called the other MD himself to get me in ASAP. I heard him whispering into the phone, urgently: "She's only 18!"

That got me a bit worried.

Welp, the specialist looked me over, noticed all the tiny little scratches on my hands from the kittens, & asked, "You have cats?"

"Uh-huh."

"You have cat scratch fever."

Cue me nearly peeing myself in relief (the 1st doc thought I had lymphoma).

[winvens]

Originally Posted by Zeeta ↗

When I was 18-ish, I was hand-raising a pair of kittens & got sick. Thought it was flu at first but when a couple weeks dragged by without improvement my parents made me go to a doctor. I had a 101 temp, swollen glands, the works. Well, the doctor said i needed to see a specialist & called the other MD himself to get me in ASAP. I heard him whispering into the phone, urgently: "She's only 18!"

That got me a bit worried.

Welp, the specialist looked me over, noticed all the tiny little scratches on my hands from the kittens, & asked, "You have cats?"

"Uh-huh."

"You have cat scratch fever."

Cue me nearly peeing myself in relief (the 1st doc thought I had lymphoma).

[gboy69]

Originally Posted by Kinalace ↗

If it was a pit she wouldn't have an arm. There's no irony in that one is way more dangerous than the other.

one way is much more dangerous

a cat rarely bites
a cat doesn't have huge amounts of power in it's bite, nor a virtual lock jaw
a cat doesn't go back for 2nds, and 3rds

pit bulls (and other status dogs) do much more damage to humans than cats ever have

[jesse]

Originally Posted by gboy69 ↗

one way is much more dangerous

a cat rarely bites
a cat doesn't have huge amounts of power in it's bite, nor a virtual lock jaw
a cat doesn't go back for 2nds, and 3rds

pit bulls (and other status dogs) do much more damage to humans than cats ever have

No dog has a jaw that locks.