MONROE, LOUISIANA—
Monroe Animal Health, Inc.
Other animal bites, nonvenomous · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
Final narrative
On 1/27/15, the employee was getting a cat out of a carrier with the assistance of another person. The other person was holding the box and she was getting the cat out. The cat bit her hand. After it continued to swell, the employee was admitted on 1/28/15 overnight for IV antibiotics.
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