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https://www.amcny.org/blog/2014/05/14/is-a-cat-bite-worse-than-a-dog-bite https://www.amcny.org/blog/2014/05/14/is-a-cat-bite-worse-th... Cat bites are more li

https://www.amcny.org/blog/2014/05/14/is-a-cat-bite-worse-than-a-dog-bite https://www.amcny.org/blog/2014/05/14/is-a-cat-bite-worse-th... Cat bites are more likely to cause infection. Dog bites usually cause more physical damage.

BostonFern 7y ago
"Cat bites are more likely to introduce bacteria deep into the wound, causing serious infection and damage to tendons and ligaments." They don't cite a statistical source for this. It sounds like it's based on the preceding fact that cat fangs are sharper and can reach deeper. The study they link to cover statistics of patients treated for cat bites, but I wonder what percentage of overall cat bites get infected. Most cases that don't probably never reach an emergency room, I would assume.