Do you need rabies vaccine when you are scratched by a cat?

Stray cats, it is recommended to get rabies vaccine.

Cats are free-range or semi-free-range, so it is suggested to treat the wound according to the third-level exposure standard of rabies (see below) and vaccinate rabies as soon as possible. Then observe the situation of the cat according to the ten-day observation method. If the cat is all right after ten days, there is no need for subsequent vaccination.

Cats are purely domesticated and have been domesticated for more than half a month. Recently, they have not been in contact with cats and dogs in uncertain environments. You don't have to worry about rabies at all. It is impossible for a pure domestic cat to carry rabies virus without touching cats and dogs outside.

Note, this just means that there is no need to get rabies vaccine, not that there is no need to treat the wound. In any case, it is necessary to clean the wound. Even if cats do not carry rabies, there may be other bacteria in their oral saliva. It is recommended to go to the hospital after first aid for serious wounds.

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