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Originally Posted by Evans, Marv

If you were actually bitten by your cat, you should go to the doc and (maybe) get treated with antibiotics. At least get it looked at especially if it broke the skin. My cat (dead now) bit (up on the hand near the wrist) me several years ago, and what a nightmare it was. Went to Kaiser (evening clinic) and they said they weren't treating that kind of thing because it was late and there were no doctors. They gave me an appointment after work the next day. I wore a long sleeved dress shirt the next day and in the afternoon pulled my cuff up to see a red line running up my arm. So I went to the clinic immediately, and they put me on an IV of antibiotics. Then they sent me home with some antibiotics to take for a week or so. After I finished them, the area started getting red & feverish again. Went back to another doc, and he told me the previous doc had prescribed the wrong antibiotic. Anyway after another week or more, the infection was finally gone. The second doc said cat bites were really dangerous.

For my 9yr old's science project we decided to grow bacteria in petri dishes. We swabbed the Cat's mouth, the dog's mouth and my son's. The stuff currently growing in the cat petri dish is by far the nastiest and most diverse. One type bacteria growing in the dog's, 2 in the son's, 6 in the cat's.

As for a sedative, call the vet. They probably can give you something. I would not use anything the groomer suggests without vet approval.