Cellulitis from rabbits.

[mistyjr]

Today I went into the ER because I had a rash on my left arm that was spreading and burning and very hott. I get scratched by rabbits and cages all the time.
They told me that I got this cellulitis from my rabbits.. Its a serious infection. I had to get 2 shots in the hip and one in the arm.

 

[slavetoabunny]

I never heard of this before, but I suppose any wound can get infected. I guess this would be a good lesson in properly disinfecting any scratches or bites that we get from our rabbits.

 

[mistyjr]

Yes,, I didnt think about getting scratched by the cages, But she said its just like getting scratched by cats too. But cats are worse from infection.. But I got scratched on Friday and ended up with this infection today.. Now, I am going to get sleeves before this happens again.

 

[slavetoabunny]

I'm very guilty about not properly cleansing scratches. I'm just so used to getting them. Thanks for the great reminder. Betadine is very cheap and is a great disinfectant.

 

[mistyjr]

Yup.

 

[pamnock]

Good topic. My teen nephew was recently hospitalized for a very serious case of cellulitis - they believe the bacteria entered his arm through a bug bite.

 

[mistyjr]

You can get it from anything.. But my case is from the cage that I had to carry around because the sun kept moving and I had to keep moving the cage into the shade..