Can you get a rabies shot even though it’s been a few days since you were bitten by a dog or cat?

If you have been scratched or bitten by a dog or cat for several days, you can still get a rabies vaccine. Scratched or bitten by cats and dogs, you should go to the hospital as soon as possible to inject rabies vaccine, if the vaccine was not injected at that time, after a few days, you should also go to the hospital as soon as possible to inject rabies vaccine, able to produce antibodies, there will be a certain degree of protection, but the effect of more than the exposure to the injection within 24 hours of the weakening. The incubation period of rabies varies, once rabies develops, there is no effective clinical treatment, and the mortality rate is extremely high, so there is a risk of being infected with rabies by dogs or cats, you should go to the hospital as soon as possible to get a rabies vaccination to prevent rabies. It is recommended to go to the local hospital or epidemic prevention station and other medical institutions for vaccination within 24 hours of the injury.