Wife bitten by a wild cat

[Sealhead777]

My wife has just been bitten by a wild farm cat.

Does anyone know if she can get a rehires shot and how much that would be and are there any other diseases or infections I should be concerned about.

Thanks

 

 

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[AhFarangJa]

Do you not mean rabies shots?

A trip to hospital is your most pressing item at the moment. 

[Sealhead777]

Yes rabies


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[Dumbastheycome]

No  question,  go to a Government Hospital,  get shots. Minor  cost .

[Rimmer]

Get a course of rabies shots from your local hospital, they will also give her antibiotic shots, do not put it off.

[Snow Leopard]

Yes, Don't panic or get flustered. Just head to the hospital calmly. Let the doctors do their job. 

[XenZen]

you are asking about money as the number one concern.  

 

GO NOW!!!   really, don't worry about money when it has to do with your wife's health.   bitten from a wild animal can really destroy one's body, but luckily you will take care of it today......

 

however, if it's over 150 baht, just throw some tiger balm on it.

 

i'm joking.  rabies is no joke, can kill people.    

 

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In unvaccinated humans, rabies is almost always fatal after neurological symptoms have developed. Vaccination after exposure, PEP, is highly successful in preventing the disease if administered promptly, in general within 6 days of infection. Begun with little or no delay, PEP is 100% effective against rabies.

Edited May 25, 2019 by XenZen

[Phuketshrew]

Just as well it wasn't "cat bitten by a wild wife".

[steven100]

Go directly to the hospital and get the correct shot .....

and have the wife get that rabies shot as well.

[Vacuum]

35 minutes ago, Dumbastheycome said:

No  question,  go to a Government Hospital,  get shots. Minor  cost .

Or one of the local clinics.

[Pilotman]

Yes, just go, now.

 

and I would suggest that if you (and your wife apparently) are so unknowing about the dangers to be found living in this part of the world, you need to get down and do some research and be better prepared. Relying on TV for medical advice is not ideal. 

[steven100]

There are some pretty wild pussies out there, so pls be careful.

[Rimmer]

I have had several courses of rabies shots over the years from a local government hospital, they are not expensive somewhere around B500 for the first shot and the next three were free.

 

The last time I was bitten by a cat it tried to get through the entrance gate onto our property, I put my leg in the space between the gate and the wall to stop it, the cat attacked me and bit the front of my leg and held on and actually pulled off about one and a half square inches of flesh and skin, massive bleeding and a trip to the hospital ensued.

 

One week later we found the cat outside the wall dead. 

 

That was extreme, cats do not normally behave like this but even with a small bite the front incises will puncture the skin and need immediate cleaning out and rabies shots immediately.

 

 

[Sticky Wicket]

19 minutes ago, Rimmer said:

I have had several courses of rabies shots over the years from a local government hospital, they are not expensive somewhere around B500 for the first shot and the next three were free.

 

The last time I was bitten by a cat it tried to get through the entrance gate onto our property, I put my leg in the space between the gate and the wall to stop it, the cat attacked me and bit the front of my leg and held on and actually pulled off about one and a half square inches of flesh and skin, massive bleeding and a trip to the hospital ensued.

 

One week later we found the cat outside the wall dead. 

 

That was extreme, cats do not normally behave like this but even with a small bite the front incises will puncture the skin and need immediate cleaning out and rabies shots immediately.

 

 

Don't think I've ever seen anybody being bitten by a cat. Plenty of scratches but never a bite. 

Pretty unlucky to get that sort of damage from a cat

[steven100]

15 minutes ago, Sticky Wicket said:

One week later we found the cat outside the wall dead. 

how unfortunate you thought ... 

[offset]

People forget you can get rabies from a scratch 

[cmsally]

She needs rabies shots ( a course ) and a tetanus shot.

You need to keep a close eye on the wound for signs of infection. Cat's mouths have nasty bacteria and the wounds are mostly puncture wounds which seal quickly, often trapping the bacteria inside. Can have nasty results and the quicker any infection is spotted, the easier it is to cure.

[samsensam]

7 hours ago, Rimmer said:

Get a course of rabies shots from your local hospital, they will also give her antibiotic shots, do not put it off.

 

and if her tetanus is not up to date that as well.

[Sealhead777]

Thanks for the help. She has gotten the rabies and tetanus shots as suggested.


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[JaiLai]

On 5/25/2019 at 3:08 AM, Rimmer said:

I have had several courses of rabies shots over the years from a local government hospital, they are not expensive somewhere around B500 for the first shot and the next three were free.

 

The last time I was bitten by a cat it tried to get through the entrance gate onto our property, I put my leg in the space between the gate and the wall to stop it, the cat attacked me and bit the front of my leg and held on and actually pulled off about one and a half square inches of flesh and skin, massive bleeding and a trip to the hospital ensued.

 

One week later we found the cat outside the wall dead. 

 

That was extreme, cats do not normally behave like this but even with a small bite the front incises will puncture the skin and need immediate cleaning out and rabies shots immediately.

 

 

My god - what did the cat catch off you?

 

Hope you got whatever you had seen to!

[Rimmer]

6 hours ago, JaiLai said:

My god - what did the cat catch off you?

 

Hope you got whatever you had seen to!

Not sure if the cat died from rabies or from the patrols around here who do cull the wild animals.

 

I still have the scar

[eddie61]

I was recently bitten by my own domestic cat, (rabies vaccinated) and yet was strongly advised to get rabies and tetanus booster. In my case I also needed intravenous antibiotics because I left it late. It eventually cost me 25,000 at a private hospital.

 

In hindsight, i would go to the nearest local government hospital and get those standard shots. They should not cost more than 1000 baht, available at main and minor hospitals.

[AAArdvark]

Cat bites can be dangerous both to other animals and to humans. In their mouths, all cats carry a large number of bacteria that are capable of causing tissue infections in bite wounds. ... Infected people may suffer from fever and flu-like symptoms and, rarely, may die if proper medical treatment is not sought.

[Tapster]

@eddie61

 

Funny that you just posted about your expensive experience, because ...

 

About three years ago my wife was scratched by a cat and we went to the Dibuk hospital in Phuket. It's owned by one of the main private hospital corporates, BDMS.

 

I didn't know exactly what treatment my wife needed and the doctor said that if she got rabies she could die.

I took his advice and my wife had immunoglobulin at the hospital, followed by injections of vaccine afterwards at a local clinic.

 

The immunoglobulin was 400 GBP, which at the time was 20,000 THB!!

 

I am shocked and angry to find that all she needed was rabies shots for 500 THB!!

Wonderful Thailand!     ????

 

Edited May 29, 2019 by Tapster

[mogandave]

It is worth noting that if you catch or kill the cat and have it tested you may not need the shots.

[lagavulin1]

On 5/25/2019 at 9:11 AM, AhFarangJa said:

Do you not mean rabies shots?

A trip to hospital is your most pressing item at the moment. 

And quick!! My Mrs got hers at the local tessaban hospital. 

[flexomike]

On 5/25/2019 at 10:46 AM, steven100 said:

how unfortunate you thought ... 

probably died from rabies

 

[connda]

Go to you local hospital.  I handle animals all the time and keep my rabies shots up to date.  Just finished my last series last week.  220 THB per shot.  If your wife has not been vaccinated before (which it sounds like) she gets a 5 shot series over the course of about a month.  

Now if you were in America?  Lord - you may end up paying between $1000 to $3000 for a shot.  You should be happy you're in Thailand.

[dotpoom]

On 5/25/2019 at 9:13 AM, Dumbastheycome said:

No  question,  go to a Government Hospital,  get shots. Minor  cost .

You will need more than one visit...at least 3 or 4 injections over a year period back home.

[dotpoom]

Lucky for the cat it didn't bite my wife, it would have died by now (we're separated)...me and the wife I mean ..not me and the cat.