Dear Mayo Clinic: My cat scratched me while I was trimming his claws, and the wound later became infected. Are cat scratches a special concern? A: A bite or scratch from a cat carries particular risks ...

A British grandmother of five is thankful to be alive after she developed a potentially deadly infection following a scratch from her “spiteful” and “cantankerous” feline, "Chan" the Siamese cat. In ...

MENTAL health symptoms such as depression and anxiety can be triggered in humans who have been in “close contact” with cats, experts have warned. “Cat scratch fever” is an infection caused by a kind ...

A cat bite can be just a cat bite, but a cat bite wound can be significantly more serious. In fact, infection can set in from an organism that is contracted from a bite, leading to worry as well as ...

We all love our cats, but it is important to be cognizant of potential zoonotic disease risk, and how to minimize it. Like dogs, cats can carry rabies, so it is very important that all cats are up to ...

A WOMAN was left battling a deadly flesh-eating bug after a cat scratched at her breasts. Theresa Ferris White from Nova Scotia, Canada, describes how the skin and nipple on her right boob "slid off" ...

A WOMAN suffered life-threatening injuries after a cat scratch left her battling a flesh-eating bug and organ failure. Shirley Hair’s arm puffed up and her skin turned black – indicating a potentially ...

“You know you got it when you’re going insane.” Some of the lyrics from Ted Nugent’s 1977 song “Cat Scratch Fever” are not medically inaccurate, a new study suggests. In research published this month ...

Moira Brady was trying to break up a cat fight on the trampoline in her garden when one of the felines scratched her arm. She nearly lost her limb — and her life. The 45-year-old mother of two ...