Although cats are usually docile, they may be bitten if they are provoked or if they are careless when playing with them. So what should you do if you are bitten by a cat? If you are bitten by a cat, you must get a rabies vaccine, but there should be some treatment methods before going to the hospital. Here is a summary of what to do if you are bitten by a cat, so that you can deal with emergencies.

What to do if bitten by a domestic cat

Once bitten or scratched by a cat, the wound should be disinfected immediately with 2% iodine and antibiotics should be taken as appropriate. If the situation is unstable, you should go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible. If it develops into cat-scratch disease, the course of the disease will be prolonged and must be carefully treated under the guidance of a doctor. Children who raise cats are also susceptible to toxoplasmosis. This is because cat feces contain a type of oocyst called Toxoplasma gondii. When people eat water and food contaminated by this oocyst, they will develop fever, Weakness of limbs, muscle aches, hepatosplenomegaly, jaundice and other symptoms

Emergency treatment after being bitten by a cat:

1. First of all, check the degree of the bite. If there is no bleeding and only the epidermis is damaged, then rinse it slightly and use Dettol or Velox hand sanitizer to clean it. You can also apply some Baiduobang on the wound. Or chlortetracycline or erythromycin eye ointment.

2. If the bite bleeds, rinse immediately with plenty of water, squeeze out the cat's saliva left in the wound, apply alkaline soap repeatedly, and rinse repeatedly until the wound turns white. Don't be afraid of pain, wash The deeper and more thorough the better (about 20-30 minutes). Then apply iodine on the wound and that's it. ​​​​​​

What to do if bitten by a domestic cat

1. First of all, don’t panic. Try to be as quiet and relaxed as possible. Stay in a supine position and do not move to avoid the spread of toxins.

2. Send to the hospital quickly. The wound should be exposed and flushed with running water for more than 20 minutes. Then, the upper end of the wound (proximal end) is tied with a cloth band and sent to a nearby hospital as quickly as possible.

3. Inject rabies vaccine. When you arrive at the hospital, the doctor will inject a dose of rabies immune globulin to produce passive immunity and directly kill any rabies virus you may have been infected with. Then, three doses of rabies vaccine are regularly injected as required for active immunization, so that the body can produce anti-rabies virus antibodies in about a week.

4. Deal with the “troublesome” cat. It is best to take the "accidental" pet such as a cat or dog to an animal hospital for examination to find out whether it may be suffering from rabies. If there are suspected symptoms of rabies infection, the pet must be disposed of immediately to prevent other people from being harmed by it. .

Regarding what to do if bitten by a domestic cat, it is actually not complicated to deal with. firstParents should stay calm and do not panic. The first thing to do is to soothe their emotions. The second thing is to clean the wound thoroughly with mineral water. Then they should quickly send the child to the hospital for treatment, and take him to the hospital regularly for follow-up examination and treatment. Inject rabies vaccine, etc., so as to speed up the healing of the wound.

Doctors remind that people bitten by cats may also be infected with rabies, so citizens must not be careless. Dogs, cats, and mice belong to an upper and lower chain of infection. If a rabid dog bites a cat, and the bitten cat bites a mouse, then the rabies virus will be transmitted between the three animals, and once the cat or mouse is infected with rabies Attacking a human, even with just a slight scratch, can also infect a person with rabies. (Note: If your cat is a long-term hidden carrier of rabies virus, even if it has been vaccinated, it will only prevent it from getting sick, but it does not mean that you will not get sick after being bitten by it)