How to properly handle cat scratches

How to properly handle cat scratches

If the wound scratched by the cat is swollen indicates that your skin is broken, even if there is no bleeding, it is still a second exposure and germs can take advantage of the opportunity to enter. The wound should be rinsed with soapy water for more than 15 minutes at the first opportunity, then use iodine and medicinal alcohol, repeatedly alternating between disinfection 2-3 times can be applied. Do not apply band-aids! Let it be fully exposed.

Do you need an injection after being scratched by a cat?

　　1. If the cat has been vaccinated against rabies for more than 15 days or if the mother cat has been vaccinated against rabies, the kitten can be considered to have rabies antibodies.

　　2. The cat is domestic and has not been injured or licked by another animal within 15 days.

　　3. The cat has not eaten raw meat within 15 days.

　　4, normal mental appetite, scratched for a reason (forceful pulling, teasing, food protection, etc.).

　　5. The cat is in good health, without any signs of cold or fever, is not infected with any disease, and is mentally normal and active.

　　Meet the above prerequisites you can not need to inject rabies vaccine, rabies vaccine itself is weak poison, there is also a certain harm to the human body.