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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 30 January 2025)
Cat got his eye, not his tongue.
Last November in the garden of his home in Istanbul's Esenyurt
district, Emir Kurt (27) was scratched by a kitten he was looking
after. About a month later, Kurt began to lose sight in his right
eye. Kurt thought nothing of it but two days later he lost all
sight in his right eye and partial loss of sight in his left eye (!).
Kurt went to a hospital but doctors there couldn't identify the
cause of the problem, so Kurt was sent to Kanuni Sultan
Süleyman Training and Research Hospital, where doctors
discerned that the "bartonella" bacteria from the kitten's scratch
had caused his eyesight problems.
After two months of treatment, Kurt's left eye has returned to
normal but a 70% loss of eyesight persists in his right eye.
Eye specialist Dr. Mehmet Erdoğan provided this advice with
regard to the "bartonella" bacteria: "This bacteria can cause an
infection from a cat's bite or scratch, or when it comes in contact
with an open wound. Thorough cleansing is required after such
an occurrence and a visit to the nearest health provider should
take place within a week to 10 days."
Dr. Erdoğan said that this bacteria is spread from outside cats
but he noted that inside cats coming indoors must be thoroughly
cleaned upon entering the house.
Suspects in police line-up.
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