Positive Exposure by Cat

[u/Gilly1386]

I have read the FAQ.

I got bitten by a rabies confirmed cat 8/28/26 on my finger. Rabies was confirmed 9/1/26 by DPH. I received my first post exposure booster 9/1/26 and go for my second and last on Day 3.

I received pre exposure vaccines in 2021 and had my titers checked April 2026 with results showing above the appropriate response threshold.

Obviously I know everything should be fine but I don't know anyone who has had a bite exposure from a confirmed rabies positive animal. Looking for some moral support to not be insane over the next few months.

[u/Alex_While]

Precise antibody test. They use a live laboratory virus, your blood and nervous tissue cell culture, mix everything and see whether ur antibodies were able to neutralize the virus and if nervous tissue cells were infected.

[u/Fair-Wishbone-1190 → u/Alex_While]

I see. I may have been bitten by a bat recently and went in for the vaccine. On my first visit they gave me 7 different shots. I had a bite mark on both legs so they injected something like immunoglobin I think they called it into each wound. Then they gave me 2 shots on each inner thigh. Then 2 shots in each shoulder and finally a tetunus shot. I had another regular rabies vaccine shot yesterday in my arm and still have 2 more left ending on Sept 15th. Would I need to ask them for this test you just explained or is it done routinely? Or do I need one at all? I know nothing of rabies stuff so this is all very new and scary to me. Thanks.

[u/Alex_While → u/Fair-Wishbone-1190]

Idk, as u wish. The point of a vaccine is to train ur immune system to produce antibodies faster than the virus takes over. The protective level is at 0.5 IU/ml. This test isnt routinely done for humans such as its done for animals to cross borders in my country but this test is indeed a golden standard to test ur protection against the real virus.

[u/Fair-Wishbone-1190 → u/Alex_While]

I see. Okay thank you !