Cet Venom

[qt2424]

Do mother cats have a venom that is poisonuos to humans

[Gumbo]

Yes mate...

[woofgang]

no, but like humans cats have dirty mouths and like some humans, dirty claws. A cat that will not normally attack may do so in defence of its kittens and the wound will be dirty, leading to infection.

[PurplePixie]

Yep...I can back up Woofgang on this one. I have been on the receiving end of an angry mother cats bite & despite cleaning & dressing it, the wound still swelled up like a balloon & went every shade of green you could imagine..MMmm lovely!

[becks]

I thought cats did have something poisonous in their saliva cos there was a woman that was bitten by her own cat and she died but it's not venom like snakes have or anything, it's actually more likely that it's dirty like woofgang said.

[Lardybloke]

I concur with Woolfie, cats have bacteria on their claws (they bury their poo afterall) which gets into scratches. If you get scratched by a cat you will feel like you have a mild cold too.