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Re: First Aid for cat bites?
I'm a Vet Tech too and definitely know where you're coming from. Some of the human docs are just ignorant... And sometimes ignorance kills..
If any of those scab up, just pick the scabs off, flush them with warm betadine(watered down a bit) or chlorhexidine, and put some antibiotic ointment in it.
As for the antibiotics, if you want to prevent the Baytril burns(if he's going to be put on baytril, I just assumed), just inject a few cc's of saline or LRS into the muscle before you inject the meds. This helps distribute it better and won't cause the scarring you see on some reptiles. Helps keep them hydrated too and their kidneys flushed out.
For a good flushing technique, I take a butterfly catheter(one of the long, flexible ones, probably 8" or so), and cut the needle off leaving about 1.5" of flexible tubing attached to the syringe. It works great for getting into those small spaces and won't hurt if you get it into the wounds. You could probably use a tom cat catheter too, if you wanted.
Hope that helps!
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