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How does your cat get rabbies?

4 Answers  |  Asked By: Bubblegum   96   

Can your cat only get rabbies if it is bitten by an animal who carries rabbies?

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Answer 1
kitty

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A cat can get rabies,either by being bitten or saliva. even eating an animal that has rabies.

 

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kitty

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Good answer, Daisy. People can also become infected by handling a rabid animal and their saliva enters a cut on your skin.

By: Catsofmany   1108
kitty

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Bats carry rabies. It circulates in their populations, just as it does with skunks, raccoons, and foxes. Bats are mainly active at night and sleep during the day in trees and other secluded places. If you see a bat in the daytime, such as on the ground in your yard or in your house, use caution. This is abnormal behavior and many bats found in such situations do have rabies. Unless you are a trained wildlife zoologist with the proper protective equipment and have been vaccinated previously against rabies, it is safest not to ever handle a bat.

By: Catsofmany   1108

Answer 2
kitty

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Cats can get rabbis if bitten by an animal who has rabbies or if the saliva of rabid animal enters your cat’s bidy through different media. The same thing applies to humans too.

By: khushi   1657
 

Answer 3
kitty

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yes that iz the only way. u cant tuch it and get rabies. it has 2 bit u.

 

Answer 4
kitty

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your cat can only get rabbies if an animal carrying rabbies bites your cat. she cant get rabbies by touching it or something like that they have to be bitten because then the rabbies goes into the blood stream and starts circulating the body. your cat has a better chance of not getting rabbies if she/he is vaccinated. if you think your cat has been bitten by an animal with rabbies take your cat to the vet just to be sure. hey! better safe than sorry

 

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