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Anonymous
Quarantine the cat in a nonessential room (larger than a cage) where you can observe the cat and have a mirror in said room.
Rabies usually starts to show in cats within a 24-48 period of time, and the first effects are increased aggression. If the cat starts to get agitated, and progressively gets aggressive at the mirror (growling, hissing, spitting), and starts to continuously attack said mirror, then it has rabies. Be absolutely sure, as while rabies is a death sentence to animals, it is not a death sentence to humans.
The worst thing you could do, would be to shoot your cat and it be perfectly fine. It's better to risk being infected yourself, as it takes up to 4-5 months to kill a human without any medical treatment whatsoever. If you do get bit by a rabid animal, you can receive a shot and be on your marry way.
There's also the typical foaming at the mouth diagnosis. But make sure you out it in a ROOM, not a cage, as cats get aggressive and agitated being in a cage for an extended period of time in a normal mind frame, thus leading to a misdiagnosis.
WHATEVER YOU DO! DO NOT LEAVE THE CAT OUTSIDE!
It WILL infect other animals, possibly other people's pets, and if it's NOT INFECTED, then there's a chance that it will be infected.
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