Do cats get rabies when they scratch?

Rabies is an acute infectious disease caused by rabies virus. It is common among humans and animals. It is more common in dogs, wolves, cats and other carnivores. People are infected by bites of sick animals. Clinical manifestations are specific fear of water, fear of wind, pharyngeal muscle spasm, progressive paralysis, etc. Because of the prominent symptoms of water phobia, this disease is also known as water phobia. Clinically, rabies exposure is mainly aimed at dogs and cats. The probability of rabies infection caused by cat scratch or bite accounts for about 5%. No matter stray cats or domestic cats, rabies virus may be left on their cat claws. Therefore, it is possible to be infected by rabies virus when scratched by cats. We still need to vaccinate rabies vaccine according to the treatment principle of rabies.