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Got bit 5 yrs ago by stray cat. should i get shots still. i hear incubation can be years but local doctors will probs think im wrong. am i?
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No: The chance of delayed rabies is very, very(add a lot more verys) small. Cats are not a common source of rabies, either. Don't worry about ( unless of course you are foaming at the mouth and feeling loony).
Answered 2/12/2015
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