I am a vet. Got bit by immunocompromised cat on Friday these types of bite are high risk for cat scratch fever as these cats are more likely to have infectious agent. I would never take antibiotics for sake of it.
Today bite hurts more than it should throbbing pain and I feel achy and flu like all signs of cat scratch fever, the last time I had this I just phoned the GP and they put up a prescription.
So try out out of hours have to call 111. Run through questions are you bleeding - No can you breath normally - Yes. Symptoms my likely diagnosis - you need to go to A and E!!!! No I don't totally inappropriate I am neither an accident or an emergency. After saying I accepted the risks of not attending A and E finally agreed to get a nurse phone me. Nurse phones back lovely knowledgable nurse yes fine sounds absolutely like cat scratch disease unfortunately she can't prescribe need to get a local out of hours GP phone fine
Out of hours GP phones I go through it all for third time claims never to heard of bacteria, never to heard to medical name of disease or cat scratch disease!!! but accepts that it must exist as I am giving clear information. Had no idea what to prescribe which I then help her with!
Is this really better than previous out of hours system?
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To think the new 111 system is cumbersome?
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Lonecatwithkitten · 16/06/2013 15:47
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