TwoCortWort
A Buckeye Disney Princess
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- Jul 19, 2012
I always heard its more important to seek medical care when a cat bites you and breaks the skin. I have been scratched by my own cats and strays my whole life and never had problems.
npmommie said:why don't you have the rescue come pick up the stray kittens so they can be cared for properly and have a chance at a home??
I am a health inspector and saw your thread. You should see a doctor if you were scratched by a stray cat. Your doctor will probably recommend rabies shots for you. Stray cats can carry rabies. You should not pick up stray animals, they are not vaccinated and are at risk for rabies. I am not trying to scare you, but you should see a doctor immediately.
They told me they wouldn't come, it was up to me to capture.
npmommie said:You dont have an animal shelter in your town? Animal control will come get them and take them to the shelter. Where is the mama cat?
mlynn said:GO TO THE DOCTOR!!!!!!ASAP!!!!
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=8942398
these people found a kitten and the kitten died from rabies a few days later the whole family has to get the shot as well as the other pets in the house.
Animal Control will kill them if they don't get adopted in time.
I think the OP is an adult, and doesn't need to be told what to do. Have to love the Dis
Did you know that rabies vaccines can only safely be given once? If you are bitten or attacked a second time; the vaccine can be fatal. A client of mine died from it. I would never just assume a wild/feral animal had rabies. The OP was warned about feral cats; they freak out when you try to 'rescue' them. These are kittens; doubtful they've had a run in with an infected animal; they'd no doubt have been killed in the altercation.
Zandy595 said:I know you probably don't want or need more "helpful advice", but here goes anyway...
Don't use hand sanitizer (ow) or peroxide on your scratches. Wash with regular soap and water and make sure you put antibiotic oinment on them. Peroxide can actually make a minor cut worse and take longer to heal because the chemical reaction "eats" away at the tissue.
The stray was only in the bathroom and it was completely sterilized with bleach before my animals were allowed near it.
And I did contact a rescue, they were the ones who told me to try to catch them. I was going to keep him in the bathroom until I could get him to them but my dog went nuts and wouldn't stop barking at the bathroom door. We have quiet rules in my town so I couldn't let her bark all night and unfortunately they only come around at night.
There is one with a broken leg that I've been trying to catch because the rescue said they would pay for its medical treatment but it won't let me near it.
I'm just trying to do the right thing, I'm an animal lover and seeing them go hungry or in the case of the injured one, in pain, is killing me. If I put food out the skinny one and the injured one don't get much if any because the bigger cats are fighting for it. I stopped putting out food.