When a cat bites a hole and requires an injection

1. If it is bitten by an outside cat, or the cat itself goes out, even if there is no bleeding, an injection is still required.

2. The cat has just been brought home and has not had time to be vaccinated, or it has been vaccinated not long ago. For safety reasons, the first dose of vaccine should be injected first, and then the cat should be isolated and fed for 10 days to observe whether the cat’s mental condition is Normally, if you are as active as before, you don’t need to take subsequent injections.

3. If bitten by a cat during a cold period, an injection is required.

4. If the bite site is on the head and neck, or the bleeding is heavy, an injection is required.

Cat bites require immediate treatment

Immediately wash the wound with plenty of running water (20% soapy water is best) for more than 20 minutes, and at the same time squeeze out some of the blood around the wound to take away the virus, then disinfect with iodine and medicinal alcohol alternately, repeat 2-3 times times until the bleeding stops naturally. If the wound is deep and bleeding a lot, you need to go to the hospital for treatment.

No injection is required if the following conditions are met for cat bites

1. It is a pet cat raised at home. It has regular vaccinations and rabies vaccines, and it is also dewormed on time during the immunity period;

2. The mental state is normal, and there is a reason for biting (such as being teased, pulled hard, protecting food, or being hurt, etc.);

3. Rarely have contact with other animals, and have not been licked or hurt by other animals recently;

4. The bite site should be away from the head and neck.

5. After biting, the cat’s mental state was normal and active as usual without any abnormal symptoms.

Note: In fact, the chance of contracting rabies from a cat bite is very small. Most human rabies is caused by sick dogs, and the rate of bites from cats is about 3%. Today’s pet cats live in a very clean environment. He is vaccinated regularly and rarely goes out to interact with other cats and dogs, so the chance of getting sick is extremely low. Therefore, for healthy domestic cats, minor bites can basically be treated by yourself, while severe bites can be treated by a professional doctor.