Vaccination is recommended unless the possibility of rabies in the cat can be ruled out.

But don’t be too nervous or anxious. Generally speaking, the risk of contracting rabies from an animal scratch is extremely low, and cats are not at high risk for rabies.

Theoretically, only the saliva of a rabid cat will contain the virus, and the rabies virus does not exist on the cat's paws unless it has just licked its paws and there is fresh saliva on the paws.

After being scratched by a cat, the wound needs to be treated properly. You can start with the following emergency treatment:

● As soon as possible after the injury, clean each scratched wound alternately with soapy water (or other weak alkaline cleaning agents) and flowing water under a certain pressure for at least 15 minutes.

● After thorough washing, use dilute iodophor (0.025% ~ 0.05% concentration), benzalkonium chloride (0.005% ~ 0.01% concentration) or other skin and mucous membrane disinfectants with virus inactivation effect. Apply antiseptic rub or disinfect the inside of the wound, and then disinfect the wound with iodophor.

It is crucial to clean and disinfect the wound as soon as possible. Then seek medical treatment promptly, and a professional doctor will judge the wound condition and determine the follow-up treatment plan.

If you are bitten or scratched by a domestic cat or a cat whose health status is continuously observed, you can observe its health status while performing post-exposure preventive treatment according to planned specifications.

If it is still healthy and alive after ten days, you can consider terminating subsequent unfinished vaccinations. This method is also called the "Ten-day Observation Method" and is an effective method recognized by the World Health Organization.

It is inevitable to encounter various health accidents in life, ranging from minor skin injuries , which may be life-threatening in severe cases.

Therefore, it is very important to understand first aid knowledge, so that you can save yourself and others at critical times, and you will no longer be helpless when encountering danger.

Dr. Lilac has compiled a "Family First Aid Handbook", which contains 74 common accident emergency treatment methods. It's all in plain language and can be understood by most people, so everyone in the family can have a copy and be really prepared.