The main factor in determining whether or not a cat scratch is okay is whether or not it was scratched, which affects the need for a timely rabies vaccination. Sometimes there is no skin breakage after being scratched by a cat, but you are not sure if it is safe not to get the rabies vaccine, so it is necessary to determine if you have been scratched. If you feel pain, the skin is broken and rabies vaccination is needed. If there is no pain, the skin is intact and rabies vaccination is not required. Rabies vaccination is usually given on the same day, and if you do not have time to inject on the same day, it is best to do so within 48 hours. If more than 48 hours have elapsed, the injection is not as effective as if it were given within 48 hours, but it will still usually act as a preventive measure. Therefore, it is recommended that after being scratched or bitten by a cat, rabies vaccination is advocated as long as there is no onset of disease no matter how long the delay is. It is also important to note that cats are the main source of infection for cat scratch fever and can spread bacteria through scratches and bites to cause cat scratch fever, with a general incubation period of several days to several weeks. If after several weeks there is no local erythema or lesions on the wound, no fever, general malaise, or swollen lymph nodes around the wound, it means that there is no cat scratch fever problem.