Rabies and Animal Bites | Ohio Department of Health
cat tail bite wound :: Article Creator Cat Bites Can Actually Be Quite Dangerous Every year, there are an estimated 400,000 cat bites in the United States, with animal bites accounting for approximately 1 percent of all emergency room visits. Although dog bites are far more common, cat bites can be unusually dangerous, with one study showing that one out of three cat bites to the hand led to the patients being hospitalized. If left untreated, the infection from a cat bite can spread to the rest of the body, leading to sepsis and possible death. Cat bites are high-risk wounds Cat bites are unusually dangerous for a number of reasons. "Cat bites are considered high risk, mainly because their teeth are so small and sharp, that they tend to cause deep puncture wounds," says Camila Calderón, an emergency medicine physician with UTHealth Houston McGovern Medical School. Cat bites also tend to happen on the upper body, most notably the ha...