keep cleaning it until your appointment. and try to get as early an appointment as possible. i got bit a couple years ago. it was her housemate's dog, so i knew it's med history.
i did the same, blocked with my right forearm. the puncture wound went down to the bone. i "cleaned it up" and went to bed. the next morning it was a little swollen, but it was leaking puss. i called the doc and got an afternoon apt. by the time of my appointment, my forearm was HUGE!! and the flesh was bright red. the progression of redness was distinct and it was at my bicep. he indicated that my arm was infected and that the infection was traveling up my arm and would soon be in my torso, which would be VERY bad. he gave me shots and a BIG antibiotic dose.
also he told me that he wouldn't stitch up the wound, and that it was better to let the wound bleed/leak/eject all the puss and infected liquid.
Last edited by theJanitor; 05-29-09 at 11:18.
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