there is this stray cat that has lived around my house for several years, it had a kitten about 2 months ago, stupid me has been picking it up and feeding it today, it bit my finger not bad but a blood spot come, what should I do, do you think it could have rabies!
2007-11-21 03:33:59 · 12 answers · asked by Mydogsrcute 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Go to the doctor to check it out.
2007-11-21 03:37:08 · answer #1 · answered by tatortot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God I wish people would stop obscessing about rabies!!!! Kittens especially would LOOK and act extremely sick if they had it, rabies constricts the throat, making it impossible to swallow, so a cat with it, especially a kitten, would be extremely sick even to someone who doesn't know much about animals. But very few outdoor cats ever get rabies, it's a long shot.
Kittens panic and bite, they do it when they're healthy and scared. Wash the wound and make sure you pressed blood out too, to get any bacteria out of it that may have been on the cat's mouth. If it stays hot on the area for over 24 hours, then call a vet and ask what they recommend as a shot for a cat bite (they'll have had experience, much more so than any walk-in clinic or emergency room). That way you'll know what to ask for if you do need to go to a clinic if the bite gets infected.
But if you take aspirin and have washed the wound off, even used hydrogen peroxide on it, it should be fine.
FYI -- 'testing' the kitten would require that it be killed, they have to look at the brain, there's no other way to tell on short notice. What they do in most dog/cat bite cases where it may be a concern but the owner doesn't want their pet killed is to quarantine for 14 days. If an animal has rabies, it's dead by then from the disease.
2007-11-21 10:47:05 · answer #2 · answered by Elaine M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to catch the kitten. Perhaps they can test it and save you the trouble of having the horrible rabies preventative. But maybe you should go today.. because I think you have about 24 hours to get the shot, so that you don't contract rabies if the kitten had it.
2007-11-21 08:40:04 · answer #3 · answered by Shelly P. Tofu, E.M.T. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends..if the mother had any signs of rabies like you know foaming at the mouth agressive you know... then it may have passed it along to the babies so check the kitten to see if it has any signs. If you are getting angry for no absolute reason you may want to go to the doctor but if both of them seem fine then just wash your hans put neosporin on the cut and seal it with a waterproof bandaid. You should also change your bandaid every 2 hours or your finger gets pruney! and for the cat try just puttiong a bowl of food and water out for it if you realy want to take care of it.
2007-11-21 03:44:19 · answer #4 · answered by randall w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water is a sturdy first step. do not supply the kitten milk. Cats are in actuality lactose illiberal, and gets sick by potential of it. in terms of nutrition, tuna is an exceedingly stable decision, the two in oil or water. cooked rooster might do appropriate besides. Cats can/will consume uncooked rooster luckily, yet i might recommend against it with kittens. i've got regularly stumbled on kittens/cats additionally like scrambled eggs, however i'm not totally beneficial why. regardless of you supply the kitten, for now make beneficial this is appropriate broken up into small eatable chunks.
2016-10-02 03:12:22 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don t think there is anything to worry about just put neosporin on it and it schould be fine. as 4 the cat if u really want 2 feed the cat just leave a bowl outside and it will eat if its hungary but make sure u put water out 2
2007-11-21 03:43:59 · answer #6 · answered by vballchick1 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
your fine ive gotten bit by more cats and kittens in a life time and im still alive the kitten was probrlay just playing and bit a little to hard u wont die
2007-11-21 03:44:00 · answer #7 · answered by nikki 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it had rabies you would have known about it before, since it causes fear, so it would not have come close to you to begin with.
Most you'll need is a tetanus shot.
2007-11-21 03:55:04 · answer #8 · answered by Unicornrider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the same thing happened 2 my sister and the doctor gave her an injection incase the cat had any diseases
GO TO THE DOCTOR!!
2007-11-21 03:42:38 · answer #9 · answered by sweatblob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can get the cat to the vet to see if it can be tested (if you're willing to go through the expense), that would help.
If not, go to the doctor and tell them what happened, they might put you on preventative treatment.
2007-11-21 03:43:35 · answer #10 · answered by That's not my name 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋