FIV is transmitted primarily
by deep bite wounds - this kind of injury is most associated with the mating behavior of unaltered male cats, including fighting.
The virus is normally transmitted
by a deep bite wound from an infected cat.
Not exact matches
It could be an hour ago, it could even be a day, and for all he knows, today might be tomorrow; except that if he had lain there for a day, surely either Walter would have come and killed him, for being in the way, or his
wounds would have clotted a
bit, and
by now he would be hurting all over and almost too stiff to move; from
deep experience of Walter's fists and boots, he knows that the second day can be worse than the first.
Cats inflict more severe
bite injuries than dogs, and those
bitten by a cat sustain
deeper wounds with a greater risk of serious bacterial infection.
Lacerations,
deep muscle
wounds, disfigurement, and severe tendon damage are the most frequent injuries triggered
by dog
bites, but the most egregious dog
bites can lead to amputations occasionally to fatalities.