Sealhead777 Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 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 Sent from my iPad using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AhFarangJa Posted May 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2019 Do you not mean rabies shots? A trip to hospital is your most pressing item at the moment. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sealhead777 Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 Yes rabies Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dumbastheycome Posted May 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2019 No question, go to a Government Hospital, get shots. Minor cost . 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rimmer Posted May 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2019 Get a course of rabies shots from your local hospital, they will also give her antibiotic shots, do not put it off. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Snow Leopard Posted May 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2019 Yes, Don't panic or get flustered. Just head to the hospital calmly. Let the doctors do their job. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post XenZen Posted May 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2019 (edited) 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. ----------------- 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 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Phuketshrew Posted May 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2019 Just as well it wasn't "cat bitten by a wild wife". 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steven100 Posted May 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2019 Go directly to the hospital and get the correct shot ..... and have the wife get that rabies shot as well. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 35 minutes ago, Dumbastheycome said: No question, go to a Government Hospital, get shots. Minor cost . Or one of the local clinics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pilotman Posted May 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2019 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. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steven100 Posted May 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2019 There are some pretty wild pussies out there, so pls be careful. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rimmer Posted May 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2019 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. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Wicket Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 15 minutes ago, Sticky Wicket said: One week later we found the cat outside the wall dead. how unfortunate you thought ... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offset Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 People forget you can get rabies from a scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmsally Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsensam Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sealhead777 Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 Thanks for the help. She has gotten the rabies and tetanus shots as suggested. Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiLai Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 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! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie61 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAArdvark Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapster Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 (edited) @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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogandave Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 It is worth noting that if you catch or kill the cat and have it tested you may not need the shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lagavulin1 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flexomike Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 On 5/25/2019 at 10:46 AM, steven100 said: how unfortunate you thought ... probably died from rabies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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