Marci Koski, a feline behavior and training consultant, spoke with Newsweek about the reasons cats bite and how to address ...

She put one of her front paws across my forearm and I felt her nails digging into my skin. It hurt so I gently blew some air ...

“Cat bites look very benign,” said Jacques H. Hacquebord, chief of the division of hand surgery at NYU Langone Health. “They just look like these little puncture wounds. But their teeth are ...

I was cat-sitting recently, in exchange for a free place to stay, when the white-and-gray cat lunged at my hand and bit it — ouch! — one evening before bed. The bite left a small puncture ...

In general, a number of therapies may be undertaken for all bite wounds. Professional medical care should start with obtaining the history of the injury to include timing, and details about the ...

A variety of aerobic as well as anaerobic organisms have been isolated from bite wounds, with infection ranging from localized cellulitis to systemic dissemination, leading to severe disease ...

Most cats and dogs-even healthy ones-naturally carry this organism in their mouths. When an animal bites a person, these bacteria can enter the wound and start an infection. The first signs of ...