What to do if your rabbit scratches itself

Rabbits are common rodents. Generally speaking, it is no problem if you are scratched by the claws of a domestic rabbit, because ordinary domestic rabbits do not have infectious diseases and will not cause adverse effects on your health. At this time, when scratches and bites occur, you can wash them carefully with soapy water and apply iodine. In daily life, you should prevent bites from some animals, especially scratches from cats and dogs. Let us learn about it.

What to do if you are bitten or scratched by a cat or dog

1. Rinse immediately and get full immunization (3-5 shots for the first time, and 2 booster shots at most if you are bitten accidentally in the future);

2. Observe the little one for 10 days. If he is fine, you are fine too and you don’t need to get the next shot.

3. If you are unable to follow up on the little one, everything will be fine within 1 year after completing step 1 (there will be no horrible rumors lurking for decades);

4. If the little one really dies within 10 days, you still have a chance of success if you complete step 1 as soon as possible; go to the doctor immediately and don't let the baby have a seizure (if a seizure has already occurred, there will be no hope).

The incubation period of rabies may be as long as forty years? Fifty years? Even for life? Is China going to create another Guinness record? Some professional magazines and even textbooks in China often record that the incubation period of rabies can be as long as decades. Are these “cases” in China actually rabies? Since there is no laboratory diagnostic basis, or it is impossible to prove that there has been no new infection in the recent period (such as infection through certain special or rare routes), these "cases" have not been recognized by the international academic community, and have even been made into a joke internationally as an example of the low level of relevant scientific research in China. Domestic and foreign data show that the incubation period of rabies is usually 1-3 months. In a few severe head and facial bites, the incubation period may be as short as 7 days. In very rare cases (less than 1% of the total), the incubation period may be more than one year.