Vaccination is recommended unless the possibility of rabies in cats can be ruled out. But don't be too nervous and anxious. Generally speaking, the risk of getting infected with rabies by being scratched by animals is extremely low, and cats are...
Vaccination is recommended unless the possibility of rabies in cats can be ruled out.
But don't be too nervous and anxious. Generally speaking, the risk of getting infected with rabies by being scratched by animals is extremely low, and cats are not high-risk animals for rabies.
Theoretically, only the cat who has rabies has viruses in the saliva, and there is no rabies virus on its paws unless it has just licked its paws and fresh saliva on its paws. After being scratched by a cat, the wound needs to be treated in a standardized manner. Emergency treatment can be done first:
● Use soapy water (or other weakly alkaline detergent) and certain pressure of flowing water to alternately clean each wound, for at least 15 minutes after the injury.
● After thorough rinsing, disinfect or disinfect the inside of the wound with dilute iodine (0.025% to 0.05% concentration), benzalkonium chloride (0.005% to 0.01% concentration) or other skin and mucosa disinfectant with viral inactivation effect, and then disinfect the wound with iodine.
It is crucial to clean and disinfect wounds as soon as possible. Then seek medical treatment in a timely manner, and professional doctors will judge the wound condition and determine the follow-up treatment plan.
If it is a bite or scratched by a domestic cat or a cat that can be observed for health, it can be prevented and treated after exposure according to the planned specifications while observing its health.
If it is still healthy after ten days, it may be considered to terminate subsequent unfinished vaccinations. This method is also called the "ten-day observation method", which is an effective method recognized by the World Health Organization.
You will inevitably encounter various health accidents in life, which can be injured at the least, and may be life-threatening at the worst.
Therefore, it is very important to understand first aid knowledge. You can save yourself and others at critical moments, and you will no longer be helpless when you encounter danger.
Dr. Dingxiang has compiled a "Family First Aid Manual", which contains 74 common accident emergency response methods. It's all plain language, and most people can understand it. Let everyone in the family have one, and they are really prepared for it.
