I was scratched by a cat on my toe and it bleeds. do i got rabies?
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No, you can't get rabies from a scratch (as other posters have already mentioned).
But, you can get "Cat-scratch Disease" from a cat scratch. If it doesn't heal up like a normal scratch in a few days or if you notice blisters forming along the scratch, you may want to see a doctor. Usually, the blisters and any nearby swelling will heal on their own within a few weeks, but there are sometimes more serious side-effects, so it is probably best to at least call your doctor and let him/her know what happened.
My oldest daugher was scratched and did get cat-scratch disease. Her only symptom was a few tiny blisters that formed along the scratch, so no doctor intervention was necessary (although the blisters didn't go away for about 6 weeks, so in hindsight I probably should have taken her in).
Best of luck!
~Kyanna
no you dont got rabies. its blood from your own body. cat dont got rabies. alls you need to do is get you one of them band aids.
was the cat prior to scratching your toe acting as if it was taken over by some evil spirit? If not then the cat was just in the mood to scratch and you do not have rabbies
prob not but you need to wash with peroxide and put some neosporin on it and keep an eye on it for any reaction for a couple days( itching, swelling, heat, pus, ect ect)
if the cat goes in a litter box or something , just precautions
I know people see cats cleaning themselves all the time but they still dig and hide thier urine and feces
Saliva (spit) is what carries rabies.
I was scratch and brutally stabb by a cat. As long as you have your tetanus shot, you should be okay, because they last 10 yrs. If you don't have one, please get one.
No, you don't "got rabies," although what you do to the English language is a little rabid.
The cat would need to introduce its saliva into the scratch, which they are unable to do, particularly if sent airborne for the transgression. I'm being facetious, of course.
The rabies virus would literally have to travel from your toe to your central nervous system and brain before the terrible disease would kick in. It is invariably fatal with one or two exceptions, but the likelihood of sufficient viral load being introduced into a scratch on your foot and making past your immune system is rather remote.
I'm not downplaying the seriousness of this disease. If if bit you in the face or arm, for example, it would be necessary to off the cat, remove its brain and send them to a lab to see if there are negri bodies in the neural cells. That's the only conclusive way to know. Do you have rabies? No.
I once foolishly picked up a mouse which promptly bit me on the finger. Rather than get the dreaded shots that my dad submitted to earlier in the 60's, I made a bee-line to ye olde swimming pool and let chlorine work its wiles. I was fine, and so shall you be.
Worry, Worry.
The cat would have to have rabies itself and it would have to bite you to transmit it. If the cat has an owner it has probably been vaccinated.
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