A woman filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the University of Michigan Health System, claiming that several doctors failed to properly handle complications that she suffered from a cat bite.

M. Nurnberg, 41, checked herself into the emergency room at University Hospital in May 2013 after developing infections from a cat bite on her hand.

Nurnberg said that she's still suffering and that she's bedridden most of the time. She said it wrecked her life and she wants to do everything in her power to ensure that it doesn't happen to someone else.

How it all Started

Nurnberg was watching her sister-in-law's new cat in the spring of 2013. When Nurnberg was trying to feed the cat in the garage, another cat sneaked in and the two felines began fighting. Nurnberg got caught in the middle of the fight, and she sustained bites to her left thumb, hand, and forearm.

She doesn't blame the cats for her medical issues. Rather, her suit claims that it's the subsequent healthcare she received that caused her chronic pain.

On April 11, 2013, Nurnberg went to Covenant Hospital in Saginaw after developing two abscesses on her inner left wrist, and again on April 30 and May 5. After X-rays revealed suspicious lesions on the bones of her hands, she was prompted to go to U-M's emergency room on May 26, 2013, with complications from an extended infection.

As she waiting 12 hours in the ER, she was in pain, had a fever, and experienced cognitive problems. She was admitted to the hospital to treat cellulitis, acute renal failure, and osteomyelitis of the left radius of the wrist, rashes and anemia. She was also treated by the infectious disease unit.

The lawsuit is claiming that the doctors didn't properly handle her anemia and kidney problems and failed to give her adequate discharge orders.

If you were a victim of medical negligence, reach out to a medical malpractice attorney to file a claim for much-deserved compensation!