Blood from a cats claw

[rek]

Basically what I want to know is if the cat were to get a pint of infected blood on his claw and then a day later scratched someone else if it would transfer? I would figure after a full day of the cat tearing across the house it would rub off, plus with him cleaning and grooming himself you wouldn't have anything to worry about. I also don't think blood cells could live just sitting on his claws for a day either.

I ask this because recently my nephew has been worrying that something like that could happen. Yesterday the kitten picked me (pretty sure it didn't draw blood or anything just a little poke) and then a full day later it tore up my nephews hand when he was playing with him--so he's sort of anxious to know if it's even possible for hep c to transfer that way. I've truthfully never heard of anything like that happening but it's something I wouldn't mind knowing myself.

Thanks.

[FlGuy]

It's clear that you are not correct. Read the referenced thread. And, it's clear why out of hundreds of doctors only a small percentage will discuss medical matters with you. You mentioned professional conversation, miss class that day?

[lanier]

thank you.  I am a real B^I^T^C^H about being able to speak my mind.  I never meant to make so many haters, but you know I have at least 20 good friends who are Doctor's and not one of them has ever gotten Pissed for being asked a question or diagreeing with a perspective, it's called a professional conversation.  It is hard for me this "tone" thing, but at this point it really doea not matter a tinkers damn.  I have worked with hundreds of Doctors and have less than 50 that I would call and discuss medical issues with.  It's health care in 2007, everyone thinks we need to focus on getting it for the whole Nation, when in reality, we also need to focus on the people working in the field TODAY.  there are some real issues there, and more hidden than on the books.
thank you again

[jmjm530]

Not sure if anyone has picked up on how aptly named this thread is, in terms of where it has gone.

Lanier, regardless if you disagree, if you speak with respect to people, they will in most cases return the favor. If you talk with a "cat's claw", you will get clawed back.

-- Jim

[lanier]

forseegood the thread is here on this blog.  it is a question from a daughter whose alcoholic father has just come home from the hospital being treated for encephalopathy, and this man who you always jump on me about gives dosing and MG and medication recommendations to this daughter.  and he states "here in Canada you can buy it over the counter"  the thread is here.  

I am not making it up.  NO ONE asks how can he do this, instead the topic vears to other things and questions, I am sorry, but my license would be on the line for such thing and it was wrong and it could be fatal, we know nothing about this young girls dad, other than her laymans descriptions.  I am not making it up

[Forseegood]

whaaaa??? please don't give your mistaken impressions credence, at his expense, by calling him a "white lier" the man is really on top of his game for the most part....why you have so many issues with him is really beyond me, but I have my suspicions....I have had some lousy docs in my life too, but I sure wouldn't paint them all with the same brush....

Not the most mature thing to do and we're all adults here...I'd give my left foot for some of his brain power, and I am really pretty certain that he never said he was from Canada...you seem to have the same MO Lanier...you hurl all these insults at somebody, some of them with no merit at all....HR seems to be the lucky one lately...then you calm down and try to be civil, scratching your head at all the fuss...disagree with the man, but just to have some respect, he tries to do a lot for us, whether you agree with him or not....

[lanier]

forseegood,

In the thread where he was giving"medical"  advice to the daughter of the alcoholic, he said "here in Canada" so I guess that was a little "white lie" for his own sake.  I love California, but we have to all admit, you guys are the "free spirits" in so many senses of the word, and you are ALWAYS the first one to jump on me about this guy.  

Your budget and deficit are almost as big as the entire United States, you guys really do have a full plate you have to admit that.  Arnold got his job when you gave the boot to the last "crook" you guys elected.  Arnold is doing a great job with what he has to work with.  Arnold in NO democrat, I have seen him spoeak in Florida with our Republican govenor.  

I love lake Tahoe and skiing at heavenly, I love and San Diego, and San Fran.  I knew you would blow a gasket.  So be it.