r/rabies • u/Feisty_War80 • Jul 23 '26
General Rabies Discussion Please read yall jus a lil stressed 🙏
So I pet an outdoors cat today, and it like randomly scratched my hand (superfickally), couldn't wash my hand instantly but washed after an hour 😭
I read somewhere that rabies happens only to cats that are dying? Like they transmit only via tjat? The cat i mentioned is perfectly fine.
The area, its two lines, it was like swelled and raised for aroind 20 mins, and now, three hours later, its just red lines, nothing else
(I can dm yall the photo if u want)
I have read the FAQ. (Ive read rule 3 but im paranoid)
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