If you bleed after being scratched by a cat, you should get a rabies vaccine. According to statistics, 75% of all rabies cases in China are transmitted by dog bites and scratches, but another 10% of rabies cases are transmitted by cat scratches and bites. Therefore, after being scratched by a cat, especially if you see blood, you should get the rabies vaccine. The rabies vaccine can provide protection as long as it is given before the virus invades the central nervous system, usually as soon as possible within 24 hours of the scratch, and 2-3 times. Some people ask if they can get rabies even if they don’t have rabies. Yes, they can, because sometimes they carry the rabies virus, which has no pathogenic effect on itself, but can cause rabies in people who are scratched, so prevention is still the main concern.