dog got into a cat fight, should I worry

[Jameson]

This mornings pheasant hunt including my dog doing a little fighting with a feral cat. I saw the cat bite my dog at least once. Do I need to make a vet appointment? Anything to look for in the coming days?

Thanks

P.S. I guarantee it was the cat's last fight.

[BARNEZ]

I would go to the vet just to it checked out, so its not your dogs last fight.

[JayinMN]

I would take to a vet and see if they recommend putting him on antibiotics. Cat bites often cause nasty infections. I know with humans its recommended to see a doctor right away.

[Ralph Wiggum]

I'd definitely get to the vet. Cat bites can get nasty in a hurry.

[Jameson]

I would go to the vet just to it checked out, so its not your dogs last fight.

I think it was his first fight, and hope it was his last fight. I just want him to have many more hunts.

Vet will be called soon.

[FCspringer]

Do you have current rabies? next tim blast the cat, and you can check the cat out for rabies. They need a season on wild cats. The last year I traped I caught 14 cats for every skunk, coon and fox combined. Drove me nuts. PS good advice on the vet.

[PurpleFloyd]

Did you at least shoot the cat?

[FCspringer]

I guess he elaborated on that.

[shortfatguy]

Do you have current rabies? next tim blast the cat, and you can check the cat out for rabies. They need a season on wild cats. The last year I traped I caught 14 cats for every skunk, coon and fox combined. Drove me nuts. PS good advice on the vet.

They do have a season on feral cats. Its open 365 days a year.

[Jameson]

Vet said rabies was the biggest concern. Since my dogs have had recent rabies boosters I hope to be in the clear.

ya'll don't want to know how many feral cats I take out of the population every year. When I did a little live trapping a couple of years ago it was 4 cats for every coon or possum. I caught 8 coon/possums...amazing that their is still any pheasants in the area.