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Hi...i have been scratched by an outdoor cat few hours ago. it is a little scratch or puncture with no blood. can i get infected with rabies?
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Unlikely: If you are able to identify the cat, look for symptoms. There is no rabies reported in domestic animals. May sure you are up to date on your tetanus and get an antibiotic. Animal control can pick up the cat and do an assessment for rabies. Any concern and you will be treated. See CDC.GOV website. All the best.
Answered 7/30/2016
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Cat scratch: I would be much more concerned about cat scratch fever than about rabies. Free roaming, "outdoor" cats are more and more carrying the bacteria for cat scratch. This disease also does not respond to the usual antibiotics one would think of for a superficial skin infection. SO if you develop swollen nodes,fever or the scratch starts looking nasty, make sure to tell doc a cat scratched you.
Answered 5/17/2018
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