Beaver illnesses

[DishBogget]

I tried searching the net but all I can find is beaver fever ....

So I stabbed my finger today while skinning a beaver , is there anything disease wise that I need to keep an eye out for?


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[cat daddy]

Possibly Tuleramia

[Humptulips]

Here is a link to the symptoms http://www.cdc.gov/tularemia/signssymptoms/index.html

Probably nothing to worry about unless the beaver looked sick. If you see the doctor about any sickness you should tell them you handle wildlife.

[DishBogget]

Here is a link to the symptoms http://www.cdc.gov/tularemia/signssymptoms/index.html

Probably nothing to worry about unless the beaver looked sick. If you see the doctor about any sickness you should tell them you handle wildlife.

Yeah I'm not super concerned just wondering what was out there so I would know what to look for . The way the dang thing bled I'm sure any nastiness got pushed out lol


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[Humptulips]

I have stuck, cut and gouged myself so many times and never caught anything off beaver.
I did get really sick from a bobcat one time, Cat Scratch Fever. Don't laugh, it's a real illness and you don't want it.

[DishBogget]

I have stuck, cut and gouged myself so many times and never caught anything off beaver.
I did get really sick from a bobcat one time, Cat Scratch Fever. Don't laugh, it's a real illness and you don't want it.

Do you develop an immunity to cat scratch once you've had it ?

[quadrafire]

Don't think I'd lose any sleep over it.

[Humptulips]

I have stuck, cut and gouged myself so many times and never caught anything off beaver.
I did get really sick from a bobcat one time, Cat Scratch Fever. Don't laugh, it's a real illness and you don't want it.

Do you develop an immunity to cat scratch once you've had it ?

Yes, It is viral. Once you've had it you are immune.

[quadrafire]

Hump it's actually bacterial not viral. So doubt there is long lasting immunity. Again I wouldn't lose sleep over it

[dreamunelk]

Just keep it clean.  If something starts to look are feel wrong go to the doctor.

[quadrafire]

( cat scratch fever) I had it 25 yrs ago. Swollen lymph nodes, fever , fatigue. Treated with antibiotics. No problems since

[Humptulips]

Doctor told me viral. Read up it after all these years. Maybe I did not have cat scratch fever. What ever it was I got it off a bobcat and the symptoms were much worse then the literature describes.
It took 8 weeks to get over it. 3 hospital visits. It came in three stages about two weeks apart. 1st was swelling in the arm and then pleurisy. Arm was swelled tight for a week.
2nd was severe nausea and high temp. Seems I remember 105.
3rd was severe headaches. Dr gave me some enormous pills  for them.
hand was swelled up the whole time.

[bear hunter]

 

Doctor told me viral. Read up it after all these years. Maybe I did not have cat scratch fever. What ever it was I got it off a bobcat and the symptoms were much worse then the literature describes.
It took 8 weeks to get over it. 3 hospital visits. It came in three stages about two weeks apart. 1st was swelling in the arm and then pleurisy. Arm was swelled tight for a week.
2nd was severe nausea and high temp. Seems I remember 105.
3rd was severe headaches. Dr gave me some enormous pills  for them.
hand was swelled up the whole time.