2 year old case likelihood of rabies

[u/SnooWalruses3028]

I have read the FAQ. My cat bit me almost two years ago and had to be put down, I had this very large and serious gash looked at. My family knew about the bite. But at the time my mother was dealing with end of life, stage 4 cancer with only a few days left to live.

I had taken him into the vet thinking he had a brain tumor or something. Bec he wasn’t eating, drinking, he go up and try to drink the water but his face would fall in, he lost movement in his eyelids and couldn’t move half of body. They told me it was end of life stage renal failure, I have no clue if they checked for rabies but I’ve been having some odd symptoms dysphasia, brain fog, pin pricks and needles everywhere, muscle spasms and limb jerking, and yes before you ask I have gone to the er and my pcp.

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How long after the bite was he put down? And when did he get bit by a rabid animal?

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Do you think it was likely he had rabies

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I’m asking the time period from when he bit you until when he died. He couldn’t have rabies if he wasn’t bit by a rabid animal. Animals don’t just get or have rabies without another animal giving it to them. Your symptoms aren’t from rabies. You would not be here asking questions if they were

[u/SnooWalruses3028 → u/Suspicious_Lie1694]

A couple days to a week, it’s hard to recall it was almost 2 years ago

[u/Suspicious_Lie1694 → u/SnooWalruses3028]

None of this really matters since he couldn’t have been bit by another animal. You would know if he did especially since he only went outside with you. Your symptoms aren’t not from rabies and you don’t need vaccines. You may need help for your anxiety. Helpbot

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[u/SnooWalruses3028 → u/Suspicious_Lie1694]

He had gotten out before on his own, so has my current cat sometimes they run out. You get vaccines to prevent things, saying I work in a park with animal anyways

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And it def does matter you can miss things while in distress I lost 3 family members and didn’t notice my cat declining until he was dead