A stray cat scratched me??

Question

I dont know anything about the cat but it seemed relatively calm for a stray cat...
Can you get rabies from a stray cat scrtching you??
I`ve been feeling kinda dizzy ever since then...but it could just be coincidence....
Help please??!

It was reaching for my face so it could sniff me and it accidently scratched the bridge of my nose..

Answer 1

Don't worry about it, if it was an accident; it's a calm cat. If it's a calm cat; it would be rare for him/her to get rabies.

You just got nervous, it happens, chances are you suddenly feel worse when you remember the cat scratched you or see the mark.

Oh and one more thing, never let them sniff your face right away; extend your hand under and maybe a bit forward of the nose. Never pick up a cat you don't know, they might be calm but they don't know if you are.

Answer 2

It may just be all in your head about the cat giving you evil looks and out to get you But if he cat scratched you across the face either you grabbed the cat holding it high enouigh so when it scratched out of fear it got you across the face ot the cat is sitting there minding its own business and here you come and push your face into its space and again the cat was scared and scratched you in self defense across the face....I hope you aren't abusing this poor cat for animal abuse laws are much stricter now and in many cases if serious harm comes to the animal-in this instance a cat-can be a felony-a very large fine AND JAIL. Some people think if they post on the internet can say anything for SAFE-for no one knows who they are so how could the authorities possibly find them. Please Note: every computer made has its own IEP Address-similar to a fingerprint for no other computer,for example has your IEP Address. That is how police task forces throughout the country identify pedophiles or example-get the IEP address then they can identify the browser and then a call to the Internet Provider who have the IEP Address of every computer and Voila the offending person is found. Interesting isn't it

Answer 3

An animal infected with rabies carries the virus in its saliva, so if it bites a person, the virus has a way into the person's body. It's possible to get rabies from an animal scratch, too. People sometimes describe animals that have rabies as "foaming at the mouth." This happens because the animal's nerves no longer work properly and it can't swallow its own saliva.

What Should You Do If You're Bitten?
If an animal ever bites or scratches you, tell an adult exactly what happened and ask the adult to help you take these steps to protect yourself:

Wash the wound with soap and water for 10 minutes.
Call your doctor or the hospital emergency department.
Give a description of the animal that bit you to your local animal control office so they can try to find the animal and test it for rabies. Your mom or dad can help you do this.

Answer 4

Rabies is very hard to transmit from an animal to a human, and rodents seem to have the highest percentage of infecting people.

First of all, did the cat behave stangely? Was it foaming at the mouth? If not, I wouldn't concern myself with the thought of rabies. If it did, you need to run to the ER right now. Rabies is very hard to cure, and you need to catch it early to have a shot of making it.

You should, however, watch for signs of infection. Clean the cut and apply neosporin. The claws on a cat can contain millions of germs. If the cut starts to get warm, red, and/or swollen it's time to see a doctor.

Have you gotten a tetanus shot in the past 10 years? I would be more worried about tetanus that rabies...

Answer 5

Just put some antibiotic ointment on the scratch, and since the cat is not foaming at the mouth, I'd doubt that it has rabies, but you can get an infection from the scratch so get a tube of antibiotic ointment (at drugstores, supermarkets etc). I get lots of scratches from my cat since I have to trim her nails and have been giving her natural antibiotic treatments for swollen gums that she doesn't like the taste of so, she pushes off with her hind legs and claws. I use organic virgin coconut oil on the scratches and it helps heal them very fast.

Answer 6

Rabies is a frequently fatal, acute viral infection. You can get rabies when an infected animal (often raccoons, dogs, or bats) bites you or when the infected animal's saliva touches a scrape or cut on your skin. Rabies may also be spread from person to person through organ transplantation.



Causes, incidence, and risk factors

Rabies is spread by infected saliva that enters the body through a bite or broken skin. The virus travels from the wound to the brain, where it causes swelling, called inflammation. This inflammation results in the symptoms of the disease.

The actual time between infection and when you get sick (called the "incubation period") ranges from 10 days to 7 years. The average incubation period is 3 to 7 weeks.

In the past, human cases in the U.S. usually resulted from a dog bite, but recently, more cases of human rabies have been linked to raccoons or bats. Although dog bites are a common cause of rabies in developing countries, there have been no reports of rabies caused by dog bites in the U.S. for a number of years due to widespread animal vaccination.

Besides dogs, bats, skunks, raccoons, foxes, and other wild animals can also be sources of the rabies virus. There are an estimated 55,000 deaths from rabies worldwide each year. Most deaths occur in children.

The United Kingdom had once completely eradicated rabies. This is no longer true. Recently, rabies-infected bats have been found in Scotland.

Answer 7

No, you can't get rabies from a scratch. If you did have rabies, you'd be s.o.l. at this point as its incurable.

You could get an infection. Make sure to clean the scratch well with betadine or a similiar product.

Answer 8

Rabies is usually transmitted from a bite where the skin is broken where there is a transfer of saliva and blood. Occassionaly rabies can be transmitted through a scratch. I HIGHLY doubt you contracted rabies. Rabies in domesticated animals is the US is VERY rare..and like I said, a deep wound would be more likely to transmit something. Just wash the area with an antibacterial and you should be fine. Your worst fear should be infection.

Answer 9

Well, anything is possible, I'm pretty sure Rabies is through an actual bite, a sctratch may cause an infection though........

If you start purring and become attracted to the scent of alleyways, and start licking yourself, well then I'd be a bit worried

Answer 10

don't worry,nothing will happen to you!for a cat to have rabies it would look sick and it would have saliva running from it's mouth!plus,you can't get it from a scratch but from a bite!i deal with strays all the time,and if every time i got scratched or bit,i'd get rabies,i'd be dead now!maybe,it wasn't a stray and it was from somebody's house!