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rabies...? Anonymous
Hi /an. I may have done something dumb. I met what seemed to be a nice kitty on the street last night. No collar, but it was sitting on a neighbor's steps. I crouched down and called, and it meowed and came right over, seemed friendly enough. Was petting kitty for a few minutes, then kitty decided he had enough and chomped my hand. Didn't puncture deep or anything, more of a scratch. I went right into my place and washed it.

Anyhow, I didn't think much of it, but I told my gf and she thinks I should get checked for rabies. I don't have insurance until September, so far can't find a doctor who will even talk to me (this being the weekend), can't very well afford to go to the hospital. Think I might have a problem, and can it wait until Monday?
>> Anonymous
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Mah hand
>> Anonymous
Emergency room.

But you probably don't have rabies. You should definitely keep an eye on the bite, though. Cat bites and scratches can get pretty nasty.
>> Anonymous
Wait two weeks, if you get the flu, you're fine, if you do, you got rabies and should seek medical attention.
>> Anonymous
>>138541
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/rabies/Ques&Ans/q&a.htm

Washing your hand likely reduced your chances significantly, especially if it didn't break skin completely according to CDC. However I would call your local health facility, the publically funded/free one to inquire.
>> Anonymous
>>138550

Thanks anon.

I called the closest hospital, they have an "urgent care center" open all day Sunday, I'll swing by there first thing. Not free, but I can afford to be checked out at least. Turns out there's a free clinic just a block from me that I've walked past every day for two years now without knowing what it was, lol. Not open until Monday though.
>> Anonymous
i hate americans/and or white people.
>> Anonymous
>>138562
By that point the rabies will have made you a homicidal maniac though.
>> Anonymous
>>138565
the hell?
>> Anonymous
>>138538
rabies is a fatal disease with no cure once it's contracted.

you have several options.

1. go to doctor , get scheduled for lots of vaccinations

2. go to doctor, try to find out if cat is a neighbor's pet, if it is, have them show the cat's rabies vaccination tag. if they have the tag, then no shots.

3. go to doctor, call animal safety, if they find the cat they an observe it for awhile for signs of rabies. if no signs of rabies, no shots.

but you have to go to a doctor.
>> INVALID
>>138569
careful you could react to the shots, my husband got bit by a very sick cat so he went to the doc, got the shots, his mouth turned into one gaping open wound, it was a rare reaction but it happened.

turns out the cat (I took it home it was emaciated and very sick.) died the next morning I called animal control (like I had planned on) and they took it away, state did tests, no rabies but it did have dysentery, which in turn my husband also had lol
>> Anonymous
If you lived in Australia (lol) or here (Inkland) you wouldn't have this problem.

Rabies free.
>> Anonymous
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OP here. Went to UPenn Urgent Care Center a few hours ago. I figured I'd better show a doctor the wound in its current state, not wait until tomorrow or Monday. Doctor said no worries, as bite didn't really break the skin. She was more concerned about a general infection. Said she'd give me antibiotics if I needed them, but she'd have to charge me for a checkup at that point. As it stands, she didn't charge me anything and is going to call me tomorrow morning to see if anything gets red and/or swollen.
>> Anonymous
>>138686
time to milk your girlfriend's concern for you. sexually.
>> Anonymous
>>138688
tell her you're expecting "the results" via a call tomorrow, and you want to make love to her before then because it made you realize how much you want to hold on the the present with the damn finest woman you've ever met.
>> Anonymous
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>>138688
>>138690

IN THE POOPER
>> Anonymous
>>138694
zomg, if she hasn't let you before she should sure as hell NAO

RIGHT. FUCKING. NAO.
>> Anonymous
>>138695
But before you can go at FULL FORCE in the vagoo and mouf, try to worry her first. Be a little quiet, look a bit distracted, and make up the lies little by little as your behavior forces her to force information out of you. Make sure to end it with some bullshit about her being special and mention you want to fuck before the call and stuff. Then post pics. In /b/ of course, but send a link in this thread too. lol
>> Anonymous
Only mammals can carry rabies, so a cat definitely could be rabid. But if the bite didn't even puncture than you're fine. It's good that you went to the doctor quickly to make sure.

I had to get rabies shots when I was 10 when a bat flew into my bedroom one night. They hurt like fuck so you're lucky you don't have to get them. Getting the vaccination is better than going psycho and dying, though.
>> Anonymous
>>138786

I hear they aren't as bad anymore. They used to have to give you like 10 Xbox-sized needles in your stomach, but now I hear its just normal shots in your arm - except you still have to get a few of them.
>> Anonymous
>>138889

Does anyone remember the spoilt brat who CLIMBED into a meerkat cage and once one of them bit her, the fucktard parents refused to give her rabies shots? They had to kill ALL the meerkats because they didn't know which one bit her, and none of them tested positive.

Never in my life I have wished more for rabid meerkats.
>> Anonymous
>>139006
how would killing all the animals prevent possible rabies from manifesting in the girl again?
>> Anonymous
>>138699
>> Anonymous
see? going to the doctor without symptoms is a pretty big waste of time huh?
>> tigerfeather !CrwtTbFNxQ
>>139017
It doesn't, the only way to get a true test result for rabies is to kill the animal and test the brain tissue.
>> Anonymous
>>139041
thanks, babe
>> tigerfeather !CrwtTbFNxQ
>>139046
Please don't call me babe.
>> sage sage
>>139048
sweetiepie better?
>> Hero
>>139048
BOOBEAR!! :D<3
>> tigerfeather !CrwtTbFNxQ
Oh, Anonymous.
>> sage sage
>>139053
yes, honey?
>> Anonymous
get over it, babe. if you can't deal with four-letter words then GTFO