Cat scratch fever...

[trinityofone]

...isn't something you can actually get, is it?

By the way, we named him Marlowe. :)

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[lazar-grrl.livejournal.com]

Actually, I think that tetanus is what you get from cats who hunt. Cat scratch fever (which can also result from cat bites, and can supposedly also be transmitted by fleas and ticks) is caused by a bacteria (bartonella henselae) that's found in cats, and is actually found more often in kittens. Symptoms include (locally) pus and swelling of the wound, and (systemically) swollen lymph nodes, headache, fatigue, and a poor appetite. Antibiotics will clear it up.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Ack.

*cleans scratches with OCD-like fervor*