Most households have cats, so during the process of raising them, if you are accidentally bitten by a cat, many people might think it’s okay and not take it seriously. Actually, if you are bitten by a cat, we should still pay attention. So how should we handle it? Do you need to go to the hospital for an injection? The following methods are hoped to be helpful for everyone.

Some say to be on the safe side, we need to get an injection as soon as possible. Did you know that cats can also be carriers of rabies? But in fact, only a small number of cats actually carry the virus. Some cats that have been raised at home since they were young should be fine. However, no one really knows for sure whether their home cats carry the virus. Some people might be bitten by a virus-carrying cat and if not treated immediately, it can easily cause infection, which has a mortality rate as high as 95%! Therefore, we must not have any luck mentality. Once bitten by a cat, we should immediately handle it and then go to the hospital right away for an injection.

Especially in families with children, we need to be even more vigilant and careful. To ensure children are not bitten by cats, the best way is actually not to have cats or other pets at home. If you must have them, then you must purchase from a regular pet store. Before bringing them home, we need to prevent and handle rabies in cats first. We also need to do the relevant work carefully and comprehensively understand pet disease prevention knowledge. At home, we should try to create a safer living environment for children.

You also need to know that if bitten by an animal that has not been immunized for rabies, once rabies develops, death will follow quickly. The risk is very high. If a child is bitten, you can take the child to the hospital immediately for rabies vaccine injection, then quarantine the cat and do not let it have any contact with the outside world. The rabies virus actually has poor survival ability and is also very sensitive to ultraviolet light.