When the epidermis is scratched by a cat and there is some blood, we should first clean the wound repeatedly with soap and water, then disinfect it with iodine or alcohol, and go to the CDC for rabies injection within 24 hours of being scratched. The vaccine is enough. Generally, rabies vaccine injections take one month. Parents can decide whether to inject the remaining few shots based on the ten-day observation period.

Tip:

Cat claws are very sharp. In order to prevent them from scratching parents and others, we should often trim the cat’s nails or buy a sharpener. The claw plates allow it to grind its claws flat so that it no longer hurts our family members or damages our furniture.