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Cat-scratch disease

Bartonellosis (morbus e scalptura felis) · Nemoc z kočičího škrábnutí

What it is

Bartonella bacteria from a kitten's scratch or bite: a small bump, then a painful swollen lymph node weeks later.

Symptoms & signs

  • Small bump at the scratch
  • painful swollen lymph node nearby
  • mild fever and tiredness
  • rarely eye or liver involvement

🚩 Get help if…

  • call 112 / 911 now Sudden blurred or lost sight in one eye
  • call 112 / 911 now Confusion or a fit
  • see a doctor soon High fever for over a week
  • see a doctor soon A lymph node that turns red, soft and full of pus

Where it strikes

Medical treatment

  • Antibody tests
  • often resolves alone in 2–4 months
  • azithromycin to speed recovery
  • drain a pus-filled node

Natural & lifestyle

  • Wash scratches
  • flea control on cats
  • avoid rough play with kittens

Emerging & experimental

  • Better PCR tests for atypical cases

Alternative, off-label & anecdotal

Approaches used outside the guidelines, with what their supporters report and what testing has found so far.

  • Warm compresses on the node — soothing anecdotal / traditional
  • Echinacea — anecdotal anecdotal / traditional

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