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am i at risk for rabies?

Posted by aeiou12345 @aeiou12345, Oct 24 1:01pm

a cat i own that spends a lot of time outside scratched me enough to break the skin, and i'm rather worried. they've not shown any signs of rabies, but i've heard that the signs aren't always visible. the cat in question isn't vaccinated, i can't afford it, and there's a colony of raccoons in the area. am i at risk?

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kdalda75 | @kndaustin71 | Nov 7 9:36am
In reply to @football84 "Make sure the raccoons are not urinating in your attic or other places where you can..." + (show)
@football84

Make sure the raccoons are not urinating in your attic or other places where you can injest or experience a cut that exposes you to a lower grade viral infection that may or may not result in Rabies or other serious health problems that may include brain damage, organ damage, respiratory problems, psychiatric problems, and possibly millions of other health conditions that are not understood well enough to correctly identify the causes and conditions and symptoms to the point where the meager immune response can correctly identify and prevent serious health issues and medical science is still in the junk science phase as civilization continues to develop during this era and hopefully more people can understand the complexities of certainty greater than a couple of sigma of significance in the future

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How did we get all the way from a cat scratch to racoon urine?

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daisy17 | @daisy17 | Nov 8 11:01am
In reply to @kndaustin71 "How did we get all the way from a cat scratch to racoon urine?" + (show)
@kndaustin71

How did we get all the way from a cat scratch to racoon urine?

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The person posting the question said she lives in an area with a colony of raccoons in the area.

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willows | @willows | Nov 9 7:19am

It’s possible your cat could have been in contact with an infected raccoon. I would see a doctor asap and ask the question whether you need shots. Time is of the essence. Shots given too late don’t work. I had a bite by a barn cat that was not vaccinated because nobody could catch her. I immediately went to Emergency at the hospital. Glad I did because later another similar cat died of rabies, proving that it was present in our barn cats population.

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