Cat Scratch...? Weird Place...?!
Question:
Cat Scratch...? Weird Place...?
my cat scratched me on the n!pp/e and it left a scab. how do i care for it?
also does anyone else have stories like these???
Answers:
The best thing I can recommend is "Bag Balm." It is a cream (with more of a consistency of Vaseline) that was originally used for cows' udders when they got chapped. It is amazing! Just put some on at night and by morning it should feel much better and it will help it heal quickly. You can buy it in most grocery and drug stores - it is in a green square metal container a few inches high. There are other brands, but this is the original and the one that works best for me. It is also great for hangnails, scabs, dry elbows and feet - anything that is rough, dry or just needs some TLC. It is not expensive, either, and the container will last a long, long time! Sometimes I have seen it in small containers that could fit in a purse, too, but I haven't seen one that size in a while.
My thought: If it is good enough for farmers to use on cows to keep them happy, then it should be good enough for our little scrapes and dry skin!
Oh, and be careful - I was bitten by a cat in March and two days later was rushed into surgery (had to sign a release for them to amputate my finger if need be) and spent 5 days in the hospital, 6 weeks at home on IV antibiotics, and had rabies shots - all because I was trying to help a cat that had been hit by a car and had two broken legs. I'm sure your cat was vaccinated - but this was a stray.