In the process of raising a cat, you will be scratched or accidentally bitten by a cat, so do you need an injection for being bitten by a cat? Being bitten by a vaccinated domestic cat, whether to go to the hospital for rabies vaccine is a tangled problem. Some people will insist on safety first, but they will feel much more at ease after vaccination. Some people will think that it's a domestic cat anyway, and it's no big deal. And they've all been vaccinated, so don't worry. Both sides have their own reasons, depending on the situation.
First of all, if someone is bitten or scratched by a cat, three emergency measures should be taken immediately:
Step one: clean the wound. Wash the wound with running water immediately, wash off the virus as much as possible, and squeeze out the blood. If possible, it is best to rinse with 20% soapy water for 20 -30 minutes. Then disinfect with iodine, then wash the iodine with alcohol, and repeat this for three times.
Step 2: Go to the local epidemic prevention department for vaccination immediately, and don't wait a few days to get vaccinated. The onset time of rabies is about 10 day, and the incubation period is short, which may take several years.
Step 3: If the wound is badly bitten, be sure to inject antiviral serum and use it with the vaccine. Antiviral serum must be tested under the guidance of a doctor.
Can domestic cats carry rabies virus? To understand this, we must first understand the transmission mode of rabies virus. Animals that have been caught or bitten by rabid animals, and animals that have died of rabies may be infected (it is also possible to eat animals that have died of rabies). Then, if the cat at home is obedient, never goes out, never touches other animals and eats cat food every day, there will be no risk of rabies virus infection at all.
On the contrary, if the cat here is picked up at home, or you walk outside all day, you should be more careful. Bitten by this cat, you'd better go to the hospital for rabies vaccine to be on the safe side. If the cat is not sick, then the last few stitches can be omitted.
Second, the incubation period of the virus is not contagious.
There are five shots of rabies vaccine, but if your cat doesn't actually have rabies, there is no need to take the rest after one or two shots. So how do you judge whether the cat-and-man animal that bit you really has rabies?
This is very simple. It doesn't need special drugs and equipment. As long as the naughty biting cat or dog is kept in captivity from the day it is bitten 10 days. If its animal is still alive and healthy after 10 days, then the bitten person can relax. Because, although the incubation period of rabies is very long (3-8 weeks for dogs, 2-6 weeks for cats and 3-6 weeks or even years for people), it will not cause infection during the incubation period. Only when the rabies virus enters the animal's brain and then enters the salivary gland will the bitten person be infected. It only takes 10 days from the time the virus enters the brain to the time the cat gets sick and dies. (The same is true of dogs)
What needs special attention here is that this method is limited to cats and dogs, because the course of these two animals is very well known, while other animals (mink, vampire bats, etc.) are not. If you don't get the vaccine, I'm afraid the waiting time of 10 day will be very long.
Finally, there is a common misunderstanding that needs to be corrected, that is, animals will not get sick as long as they have been vaccinated against rabies and are not immune for life. In fact, if the vaccination method is improper, the quality of the vaccine is poor, the vaccine deteriorates due to improper preservation, and the animal's health is poor, a vaccination may not give animals enough protection. But don't worry too much. Just get a vaccination once a year.