Can you get rabies if you are caught or bitten by a cat? What to do?
Many cat lovers know that if they are accidentally bitten or scratched by a cat, they need to be treated immediately. So if we are scratched by a cat, do we need to get a rabies vaccine? The following will teach you how to deal with cat scratches.
Rabies is spread through saliva, not through scratching
If you are worried about yourself, you may want to get a rabies vaccine.
If the wound does not bleed, it will not be so serious.
It is also very irresponsible to say that a cat develops rabies for no reason; unless bitten by a rabid dog, a cat will not develop rabies for no reason. It is common for stray cats to have a strong sense of humanity. You are patient with it, and gradually it will become more relaxed with you.
Ordinary dogs and cats (according to reports, many ordinary dogs and cats contain rabies virus in their saliva) should not rush to the hospital for medical treatment, but should clean all wounds immediately. If you can't find a water source, you can even use human urine instead of clean water and try to find water.
First. Clean the wound quickly first. Wash every second of the wound as quickly as possible and remove the rabies virus from the wound. Because the virus enters the human body for a long time, it has invaded the core nervous system along the nerves and killed people.
The second is to be thorough. Because dogs and cats often have small wounds and deep wounds, they require that the wounds be enlarged and fully exposed before cleaning, and they force the soft tissues around the wounds to be squeezed, and the volume of cleaning water is large and urgent. Best washed with tap water.
Third, the wound cannot be bandaged. Except for the large wounds and damage to blood vessels to stop bleeding, drugs or bandages are often not used because rabies virus is anaerobic. In the absence of oxygen, rabies virus will increase in large numbers.
After the wound was repeatedly cleaned, it was sent to the hospital for wound cleaning. (Please remember that hospital wounds should be carefully cleaned). A vaccine should then be given to prevent rabies. It is important to point out here that you should not be bitten by a dog. The wound of a cat is not treated in any way. The mistake is not only not washing the wound, but also wrapping it in gauze with brown sugar syrup is more harmful and avoids the long journey to the hospital for treatment. However, This should mean that the wound is fully cleaned on site and the rabies vaccine is administered within 24 hours.
Cat lovers may wish to vaccinate their cats against rabies regularly. If you look back one day and find that your cat’s skin is all blue and purple, and there are some wounds on the skin, it is very necessary for you to vaccinate your cat at this time.
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