Should I get a shot if my cat scratches my skin?



Being scratched and broken skin by the family cat, it is recommended to take rabies vaccination shots for prevention.

If you are scratched by a cat, you need to rinse the wound first, and then disinfect it with iodophor or alcohol. Because of the high mortality rate of rabies, you need to receive rabies vaccine in this case, and rabies immune globulin if necessary, and tetanus vaccine if the wound is deeper and bleeds more.

Usually we should pay attention to the prevention of rabies and tetanus, avoid being injured by animals, people who have pets are recommended to do regular quarantine to ensure that the pet’s health, but also need to pay attention to animal hygiene and cleanliness, which can reduce the probability of infectious diseases.

After the injection should pay attention to observe half an hour in the hospital, no adverse reaction can leave, also need to pay attention to diet, try not to eat spicy stimulating greasy food, do not overwork, if there is discomfort, need to go to the hospital.

The specific situation suggests timely medical treatment for the next step.