# So I made the mistake of telling the dermatologist that my cat can bite **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 24, 2019, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-made-the-mistake-of-telling-the-dermatologist-that-my-cat-can-bite/828339 "2019-01-24T17:48:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-made-the-mistake-of-telling-the-dermatologist-that-my-cat-can-bite/828339/1 "2019-01-24T17:48:50Z")
Presenting [Darth](https://pix.sfly.com/N45xCj)[Boris](https://pix.sfly.com/W-WvDG) ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-made-the-mistake-of-telling-the-dermatologist-that-my-cat-can-bite/828339/2 "2019-01-24T17:52:46Z")
Dermatologist or vet? Poor kitty! ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-made-the-mistake-of-telling-the-dermatologist-that-my-cat-can-bite/828339/3 "2019-01-24T17:55:15Z")
Veterinary dermatologist. ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-made-the-mistake-of-telling-the-dermatologist-that-my-cat-can-bite/828339/4 "2019-01-24T18:17:28Z")
It’s the **Cone of Shame!** ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-made-the-mistake-of-telling-the-dermatologist-that-my-cat-can-bite/828339/5 "2019-01-24T18:44:51Z")
Amazing. :eek: I’m fairly sure I couldn’t get that onto my cats. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-made-the-mistake-of-telling-the-dermatologist-that-my-cat-can-bite/828339/6 "2019-01-24T19:10:01Z")
BTW, here’s his New Year’s picture to show what he looks like normally. [Boris](https://pix.sfly.com/aFWCXF) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-made-the-mistake-of-telling-the-dermatologist-that-my-cat-can-bite/828339/7 "2019-01-24T19:22:31Z")
Did she warn you of the germs in a cats mouth? I’ve lived with cats and dogs my whole life and no ill effects. The worse things happened to me from shelter fosters and stray dogs. Tell derm-doc to blow smoke somewhere else. And wash your hands alot. ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-made-the-mistake-of-telling-the-dermatologist-that-my-cat-can-bite/828339/8 "2019-01-24T19:30:01Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > Presenting [Darth](https://pix.sfly.com/N45xCj)[Boris](https://pix.sfly.com/W-WvDG) He looks like an aardvark. (An aardkat?) ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-made-the-mistake-of-telling-the-dermatologist-that-my-cat-can-bite/828339/9 "2019-01-24T19:59:13Z")
Boris the [plague doctor](https://i.etsystatic.com/5288709/r/il/f140d2/445502447/il_570xN.445502447_s6kf.jpg). _shudder_ ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-made-the-mistake-of-telling-the-dermatologist-that-my-cat-can-bite/828339/10 "2019-01-24T20:15:25Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > Presenting [Darth](https://pix.sfly.com/N45xCj)[Boris](https://pix.sfly.com/W-WvDG) Not Hannibal Litter? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-made-the-mistake-of-telling-the-dermatologist-that-my-cat-can-bite/828339/11 "2019-01-24T20:44:54Z")
Veterinary dermatologist? Never accept when they ask if you want to toss around the old pigskin… ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2019, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-made-the-mistake-of-telling-the-dermatologist-that-my-cat-can-bite/828339/12 "2019-01-25T18:54:15Z")
Never mind, pre-empted. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-made-the-mistake-of-telling-the-dermatologist-that-my-cat-can-bite/828339/13 "2019-01-26T04:52:09Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Did she warn you of the germs in a cats mouth? I’ve lived with cats and dogs my whole life and no ill effects. The worse things happened to me from shelter fosters and stray dogs. > Tell derm-doc to blow smoke somewhere else. And wash your hands alot. About a month ago a woman in West Australia bent down to pet a cat sitting on the footpath. It turned out to be rather savage and she ended up in hospital for three days- their long sharp teeth can pierce quite deeply and, as you mention, the chance of infection are pretty good with the deep impact.