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Can Anti Tetanus Injection Protection From Cat Bite?
Hi Dr. I'm 56 yrs. old, 58 kg. Last Saturday June 11, 2011, I got a cat bite on my pointed finger, I let it bleed, washed with soap & water & pour a 70% alcohol & took Augmentine 625 mg. 2x a day for 5 days. About 4 years ago I had a shot of anti tetanus so I didnt bothered my self to have it on the day I had a cat bite. On the 3rd day I found out the cat was dead on the canal with water I dont know if he was drown or somebody put him in the canal after he died. Yesterday (June 18, 2011) I felt a little pain & little redness on the site of cat bite, so I got worried so I hurried up to the Dr. & got a shot of anti tetanus 5,000 "U". Now my question is- Do I still need to have a shots of Anti Rabies, today is on my 8th day. Do I have a rabies? Thank you & please answer my questions immediatelly because I realy bothered.
Mon, 6 Apr 2015
Dear Madam,
Thanks for posting your query on HCM.
I appreciate your concern for the cat bite you had.
You need to have a course of anti rabies vaccine.
The incubation period for rabies is typically 1–3 months so you must start taking the vaccine shots from today on wards in the following days:
0, 3, 7, 14 and 30 days.
The vaccine is not the treatment of rabies, it is given to prevent the disease.
Since the exact cause of death of your cat is not known, hence you are advised to take a single injection of anti rabies serum as well.
It is unlikely that you have rabies at this moment.
The initial symptoms of rabies are fever and often pain or an unusual or unexplained tingling, pricking or burning sensation (paraesthesia) at the wound site.
Hope the suggestions given above could be helpful to you in getting treated.
Thanks for posting your query on HCM.
I appreciate your concern for the cat bite you had.
You need to have a course of anti rabies vaccine.
The incubation period for rabies is typically 1–3 months so you must start taking the vaccine shots from today on wards in the following days:
0, 3, 7, 14 and 30 days.
The vaccine is not the treatment of rabies, it is given to prevent the disease.
Since the exact cause of death of your cat is not known, hence you are advised to take a single injection of anti rabies serum as well.
It is unlikely that you have rabies at this moment.
The initial symptoms of rabies are fever and often pain or an unusual or unexplained tingling, pricking or burning sensation (paraesthesia) at the wound site.
Hope the suggestions given above could be helpful to you in getting treated.
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