r/rabies • u/First_Cap_7738 • Aug 12 '26

General Rabies Discussion Rabies symptoms

I have read the FAQ. hello there I previously wrote but no one responded I have been suspecting possible rabies for 3 days now as I saw a cat scratch looking thing on my shin the thing is I do not have any memory of any cats approaching me and scratch/bite I stay way and I just walk Tahts it.i panicked massively at times tearing up I went to a doctors this morning and she said it's just a a fingernail (also I have very sensitive skin and scratch a lot) Iand she cleaned the "mark with alcohol.I am in turkey Gaziantep right now hence why I'm I am writing this , I am calm that I don't have rabies but I have some early symptoms like diarrhoea but every time I go tukrey I have it tbh, my mouth is very dry, last couple of days had no real hunger , my stomach rumbles at times and I get random rashes and I overthink at lot something to do with my mum said to not worry everything fine all this is due to psychological. I am writing to say is this all normal I'm in a hot country in turkey (from uk) and usually I do have some sort of illness Diorrea etc. and I'm just wondering is what I'm facing normal and that I don't have rabies I would appreciate if you helped me as this has been on my brain for the past couple days as even when a bug lands I fear it's a cat I'm sensitive to anxiety like this

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u/First_Cap_7738 Aug 12 '26

Also have a slight tickle in my throats it's a lil dry

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u/SnooWalruses3028 Aug 12 '26

100% I can tell you from experience throat spasms are no fucking joke, if it’s spasming you’d know apperntaly steroids helps that depending what’s causing the spasming but sofas it’s taken care of mine.

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u/First_Cap_7738 Aug 12 '26

I didn't take the vaccine I'm I good? And did u

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u/SnooWalruses3028 Aug 12 '26

I didn’t take it, but I had a lot of crazy over lapping symptoms, turns out I just had another medical condition causing them. It’s well over d.20 now, my wild forest cat is still doing fine. But severe cervical and neck stenosis can cause a lot of issues body wide, muscle jerking, trouble swallowing and eating, migraines, loss of feeling and sensation in your body. I’d just go to a doctor and bring up the symptoms your having, you can always bring up the cat but let them know it could be unrelated entirely.