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Can Bite Of Non Vaccinated Cat Cause Rabies?
my cat who's 15 yrs old hasnt had her rabies updated vaccine in 5 years. she's an indoor cat & due to health an old age I haven't taken her in 5 years. She accidentally bit me this morning because I didn't see her and stepped on her tail. Should I be worried?
Wed, 7 May 2014
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Welcome to HCM,
As you were accidentally bit by an unvaccinated cat which is an indoor cat following which you had a punctured wound with few drops of blood.According to WHO categories it is categorized into Cat III. Rabies is a disease transmitted by animals like cat which is 100% fatal but it is 100% preventable with proper and adequate treatment.
You need to take both antirabies vaccine and antirabies serum, antirabies vaccine should be taken on days 0, 3,7,14 and 28 (If the cat is healthy after the third dose you can discontinue the antirabies vaccine) and rabies immunoglobulin should be taken around the wound on day 0.
In addition to this you need to take a shot of Inj TT and a course of antibiotics.
I would suggest you to consult your doctor for proper and adequate treatment.
Thank you.
Welcome to HCM,
As you were accidentally bit by an unvaccinated cat which is an indoor cat following which you had a punctured wound with few drops of blood.According to WHO categories it is categorized into Cat III. Rabies is a disease transmitted by animals like cat which is 100% fatal but it is 100% preventable with proper and adequate treatment.
You need to take both antirabies vaccine and antirabies serum, antirabies vaccine should be taken on days 0, 3,7,14 and 28 (If the cat is healthy after the third dose you can discontinue the antirabies vaccine) and rabies immunoglobulin should be taken around the wound on day 0.
In addition to this you need to take a shot of Inj TT and a course of antibiotics.
I would suggest you to consult your doctor for proper and adequate treatment.
Thank you.
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