Do you have to get a shot for scratches from a domesticated cat?

When scratched by domesticated cats, it is recommended that the wound be promptly cleaned and disinfected, and that the vaccine be administered within 24 hours. Cats are high-risk carriers of rabies virus, when the organism is scratched by cats, the wound must be flushed in time, which can effectively reduce the viral and bacterial residues in the wound, and disinfected in time after cleaning. After the emergency treatment, it is also necessary to immediately go to the vaccination point for rabies vaccine, rabies immune globulin, tetanus antitoxin, tetanus toxoid one or more of the vaccines. Which vaccines to administer will be determined by your doctor based on the exposure and its severity. Timely vaccination is effective in preventing rabies virus and Clostridium tetani infections, and it is recommended that you get vaccinated after an exposure without delay.