I ws bitten by cat 7 days ago. Accidentally stepped on her. Wound hs healed. The cat still alive. Rabies?

Question

I ws bitten by cat 7 days ago. Accidentally stepped on her. Wound hs healed. The cat still alive. Rabies?

Answer 1

Watch the cat or call animal control and they'll watch it.

Answer 2

no, unless it is foaming from the mouth

Answer 3

Why has this cat not been giving it's immunizations?  Why did you not go directly to your local health care provider to get a vaccine and risk assessment when you were bitten?  Anyhow, sometimes animals will not show any signs of rabies, so you really need to go get the shot and the risk assessment.  

The "foaming at the mouth"is a very exaggerated idea that is not always the case.  The time between exposure to the virus and and the onset of symptoms generally ranges from 3-8 weeks, but it can be as short as 9 days or as long as 7 years.  

Beginning symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat and in several days will rapidly progress to symptoms such as hallucinations and seizures.  

The risk of receiving rabies from an animal is fairly low in Canada.  It is transferred from the saliva of the animal to any mucus membrane (eyes, nose, mouth, etc) or wound (bite, scratch).  The chances of contracting it is based on factors such as the sevarity of the wound, the location of the wound and your susceptability (if you are immuno-comprimised you will have a higher likelihood of contracting it).

What I would be more worried about is the chance of infection.  Make sure it's cleaned and kept clean and dry, but if it's already healed then I guess you can't do much about that, but still make sure you go get the innoculation asap.

Answer 4

Naw, cat scratch fever is more common, if you are feeling fine, you probably are.

Answer 5

Is the cat indoors only, and up to date on her rabies vaccine?  If the answer to either question is "no" then call your doctor now.  Animals with rabies do not always foam at the mouth, and they can be infected and show no symptoms.  Rabies is fatal - it isn't something to second guess.  That's why even indoor cats need rabies vaccines as they can come into contact with bats even in the house.  The quaranteen period is 10 days, so if she's still alive in 7 days, there are three more to go.  You on the other hand are running out of time in the odd chance that she does have rabies.  

Answer 6

Not unless the cat showed signs of:

It was really hyper and jumping all around, and it was foaming from the mouth.

I would still get checked out because it may have had other things instead of rabies.

Answer 7

Depends:

Rabies sometimes doesn't show any simptoms,

so even if the cat doesn't show any sign of rabies then he/she mights still of had it.

If he/she was a stray i would go to a doctor.

If he/she is a house cat and has all of her/his shots, i wouldn't worry.

Answer 8

Is it your cat?  Is it a stray?  Is it a friends cat?  You should not have to worry about rabies if the cat is a healthy indoor/outdoor cat who has had all her shots.  If not, the warden can quarantine the animal to make sure that she doesn't have rabies.