Cat scratch HELP HELP HELP?!
Question: Cat scratch HELP HELP HELP!?
I was at my friends house!.!.!.!.lets say his name is bob now bob had his other friend over!.!.!.!.theis guy was stupid!.!.!.!.he threw his cat everywhere!.!.!.!.!.and i got scratched from it!.!.!.!.!.the scratch isn't bad i barely even bled it was like 3 red lines that looks like frozen blood now!.!.!.only a little though!.!.!.!.do have to be worried!?!.!.!.ABOUT RABIES!?!.!.I DIDN'T APPLY ANYTHING TO IT!.!.!.!.ONLY WASHED IT AFTER LIKE 1!.5 HRS SINCE IWAS AT HIS HOUSE!.!.!.!.PLZ ANSWER SOON!.!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
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Just put peroxide or rubbing alcohol on it once or twice a day for the next few days just to protect yourself from infection!. If you don't have either of those, use any type of over the counter antibiotic suave or lotion!. If it the area becomes red and swollen it could be a sign of infection!. Probably not rabies but cat scratch fever is a real thing!You should be fine if you treat the scratch for the next 2-3 days!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I'm sure that you won't get rabies!. Since it barely bled I'm sure you'll be fine and washing it was a good idea!. I got scratched by my cat many times and sometimes never washed the cut and it just healed and nothing happened to me, there's nothing to worry about :)Www@Answer-Health@Com
I wouldn't really worry about it!. Ask your friend if his cat has had it's shots!. I've been bitten/scratched by things worse than a house cat!. I'm not rabies infected!. Rabies really isn't as common as people think!. Just clean it well!. Because the worst that could come from a cat scratch is infection!. Www@Answer-Health@Com
Wash and rinse it with peroxide!.!.!.Neosporin on after!. Your friend sounds like an idiot, by the way!. *** The above two are wrong!. I had blood poisoning from a cat scratch!.!.!.It was deep though, to the bone almost!. And ,once again, your friend is an idiot!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I get scratched every day by my cat, just wash it and leave it alone!. If the cat doesn't have rabies, you won't get rabies!. Soap will kill any harmful bacteria, just leave it on the "wound" for 20 seconds and then wash it off!. You'll be fine!Www@Answer-Health@Com
You are fine!. Report your retarded animal abusing friend to the authorities!.Www@Answer-Health@Com