“Although dog bites occur far more commonly than cat bites, they less commonly become infected” due to the dog’s blunt teeth, ...

Though dog bites may be a more common occurrence, cat bites account for 66,000 emergency department visits in the U.S. every year, ... By that point the bite wound had started to become septic.

In one study by the Mayo Clinic, 1 in 3 cat bites to the hand required hospitalization and some required surgery to clean the wound. In comparison, almost all dog bite ER patients are treated and ...