Why are cat bites okay without injections

Cat bites may lead to rabies and tetanus. Cat bites without shots are fine, and can be divided into two main cases, one is not infected by the virus, and the other is when the virus is in the incubation period for the time being. Therefore, patients can decide whether they need timely replenishment of rabies vaccine or tetanus vaccine, etc. according to the vaccination status, the severity of the bite wound and other factors.1. Vaccination status: For cats that have been vaccinated against rabies, the incidence of rabies is lower after a person is bitten because they carry less virus, even if they are not vaccinated is generally fine. In addition, for patients who have recently been vaccinated against rabies, the appropriate antibodies have usually been produced in the body after the bite, so it is fine to stop vaccinating at this time. However, if you are bitten by a stray cat or a cat that has not been vaccinated against rabies, even if you are fine now, the incubation period may lead to a rabies attack, so it is recommended that patients who have not been vaccinated against rabies go to a vaccination site to receive rabies vaccine as soon as possible; 2. However, if the wound bite is more serious, the blood flow is larger, even if not vaccinated temporarily fine, the later may lead to wound infection, or even cause rabies or tetanus. At this point, patients need to decide whether they need rabies vaccination or tetanus vaccination based on the condition of the wound. Rabies has a long incubation period, mostly 1-3 months, and generally during the incubation period of the virus, patients who are bitten will not show clinical symptoms. Rabies has a 100% lethality rate, and most patients will die due to organ failure once rabies strikes. Therefore, patients who have the potential for viral infection need to receive rabies vaccination as soon as possible.