Animal control worries

[sparkyaclown]

My wife decided to give our two cats a bath this past weekend. Our female cat truly should have a label that reads "Pure Evil, just add water". Anyhow she ended up biting my wife during the episode bad enough that it became infected and she had to go to the doctor. The doctor told her that because it was an animal bite she had to contact animal control about it. Now animal control is calling and wants to come to the house to see the bite and meet the cat. My wife is worried they'll try to take her, even though she is an indoor cat and is up on all of her shots. The cat is truly a very friendly cat under dry circumstances and loves attention. She is hesitant to let the animal control officer meet her cat and is not sure what to do. She feels they really have no business in this matter as it was her animal and it happened because she was subjecting her to a bath which she didn't appreciate. I have no advice to give as I have never known anyone who went through this before. Has anyone else had to deal with a similar situation before?

 

[SoMDGirl42]

My wife decided to give our two cats a bath this past weekend. Our female cat truly should have a label that reads "Pure Evil, just add water". Anyhow she ended up biting my wife during the episode bad enough that it became infected and she had to go to the doctor. The doctor told her that because it was an animal bite she had to contact animal control about it. Now animal control is calling and wants to come to the house to see the bite and meet the cat. My wife is worried they'll try to take her, even though she is an indoor cat and is up on all of her shots. The cat is truly a very friendly cat under dry circumstances and loves attention. She is hesitant to let the animal control officer meet her cat and is not sure what to do. She feels they really have no business in this matter as it was her animal and it happened because she was subjecting her to a bath which she didn't appreciate. I have no advice to give as I have never known anyone who went through this before. Has anyone else had to deal with a similar situation before?

I think all animal bites are reportable to the Health Department. They're probably just following their protocol. Since it's your cat, she bit your wife, she's an indoor cat and you're up to date on her shots, they just need the information for record keeping statistics.

 

[luckystar]

I agree with SOMDGirl. I can't imagine you have anything to worry about, it's just unfortunate that your wife was bitten so badly. Hope she heals up fast

 

[RareBreed]

My then 4yr old woke up our dog while she was asleep and the dog's first reaction was to nip. Caught him on the cheek. I took him to the doctor for stitches and Animal Control was called. A/C did not take our dog. She was quarantined for 10 days at our house and then we had to call A/C to tell them that she showed no signs of rabies. We had to show proof that she was up to date on her vaccines and registered with the County.

 

[sparkyaclown]

Thanks, I think her biggest worry was that once they gained access to the cat they could take her. I didn't believe she had anything to worry about but it's reassuring to hear from others.

 

[dachsom]

Thanks, I think her biggest worry was that once they gained access to the cat they could take her. I didn't believe she had anything to worry about but it's reassuring to hear from others.

Just went through this with neighbor's dog a couple of months ago. All AC will do is take report, quarantine the cat (at your home) and report it to the health department. After quarantine, the health department will contact you and ask you if cat is showing any signs of illness, etc. Of course, this is as long as cat is up to date on shots and not showing signs of illness.

 

[desertrat]

My wife decided to give our two cats a bath this past weekend. Our female cat truly should have a label that reads "Pure Evil, just add water". Anyhow she ended up biting my wife during the episode bad enough that it became infected and she had to go to the doctor. The doctor told her that because it was an animal bite she had to contact animal control about it. Now animal control is calling and wants to come to the house to see the bite and meet the cat. My wife is worried they'll try to take her, even though she is an indoor cat and is up on all of her shots. The cat is truly a very friendly cat under dry circumstances and loves attention. She is hesitant to let the animal control officer meet her cat and is not sure what to do. She feels they really have no business in this matter as it was her animal and it happened because she was subjecting her to a bath which she didn't appreciate. I have no advice to give as I have never known anyone who went through this before. Has anyone else had to deal with a similar situation before?

Oh, that cat? Buried out in the woods. Nope, don't remember where, have a nice day warden.

 

[smilin]

My then 4yr old woke up our dog while she was asleep and the dog's first reaction was to nip. Caught him on the cheek. I took him to the doctor for stitches and Animal Control was called. A/C did not take our dog. She was quarantined for 10 days at our house and then we had to call A/C to tell them that she showed no signs of rabies. We had to show proof that she was up to date on her vaccines and registered with the County.

Had same kid problem with our dog being awakened rudely - A/C took the kid not the dog for observation - I was hoping they had lost his return address.
No such luck - LOL


As long as your animal is up to date with the bureaucratic details: shots etc. there shouldn't be any problem, they just need to follow the CYA trail of paper.

 

[frequentflier]

I am curious as to why she bathed the cats? Cats are usually pretty clean and groom themselves frequently. And *most* cats hate water. We have one that would probably love baths, though...he is an exception.

 

[unixpirate]

My wife decided to give our two cats a bath this past weekend. Our female cat truly should have a label that reads "Pure Evil, just add water". Anyhow she ended up biting my wife during the episode bad enough that it became infected and she had to go to the doctor. The doctor told her that because it was an animal bite she had to contact animal control about it. Now animal control is calling and wants to come to the house to see the bite and meet the cat. My wife is worried they'll try to take her, even though she is an indoor cat and is up on all of her shots. The cat is truly a very friendly cat under dry circumstances and loves attention. She is hesitant to let the animal control officer meet her cat and is not sure what to do. She feels they really have no business in this matter as it was her animal and it happened because she was subjecting her to a bath which she didn't appreciate. I have no advice to give as I have never known anyone who went through this before. Has anyone else had to deal with a similar situation before?

My experience with who is affected with animal bites is: Dog bites are reported to the County Police as soon as you go to the hospital. Then the officer will show up at your house to see the animal/animals and will be quarantined for 10 days. The health department is also contacted and does the follow up to make sure noone died within those 10 days.

Cat bites are not reported! So not sure why anyone was contacted with your cat issues. But also sounds like it's to late now.