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Anonymous asked in PetsCats · 1 decade ago

Are cats dangerous like stray cats!!!!?

my mom told me never to touch cats or even go near one you can get rabies and die from or f a cat hair goes in your mouth then your get rabies or get kittens inside your stomach ( to tell you the truth this is stupid how can that happen by cat hair). Also she told me when in india about 30-40 years ago her cousin was like 1 or 2 yrs old sleeping outside the house it as hot around maybe june or july that maybe a cat bit or scratched him an stray cat and he got some disease un cureable and it was to late for him to be treated.

Also some foamy stuff came out of his mouth.

SO what my question his that if you have a pet cat or stray cat his it ok or safe if the cats hair goes in your mouth. Or if you get scratched by a cat.

I really need an answer to this question.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I wouldnt worry so much. Cats are pretty much safe.

  • 1 decade ago

    Stray cats and house cats are totally different. Stray cats don't have an owner so they don't know better. They can content rabies from animals. You don't get effected from a house cat's hair if it goes in your mouth. I've done that a lot. Nothing happened. Just make sure the cat doesn't have rabies, or has a disease.

  • Genna
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Cats are not the only animal you can contact rabies from, you can get it from dogs or racoons or bats and many more. Dont touch any stray animal and dont touch anyones pet without permisison, they could bite you and you can get a bad infection or rabies.

    If cat hair gets in your mouth, you will not die. A human can not get kittens in their stomach. The boy obviously got rabies, it causes foamy stuff ot come out of your mouth. I dont how a person could get cat hair in their mouth, Its never happened to me and I have owned cats for 21 years and currently own 7 cats, some Ive had over 10 years.

    If you get rabies shots, the cats wont get rabies.

    Sounds like really your mom just hates cats.

  • 1 decade ago

    Pet cats who have gotten their rabies vaccine are perfectly safe from any risk of getting rabies.

    Cat scratches can get infected, and that can be an issue. But you can only get rabies if bitten by a rabid animal, and those usually show aggression or other unusual behaviors. And if her cousin was bitten by a cat that was foaming at the mouth, the cat was probably rabid. (Yes, there are rare cases of rabies transmission not by a bite, but it still involves saliva.)

    Even with a stray cat, rabies is not that common, although common sense means you don't want to let them scratch or bite you, and if they are behaving strangely, then don't touch.

    Worrying about cat hair getting into your mouth and getting rabies from it would be something to put out of your mind.

  • 1 decade ago

    It sounds like your Mom just doesn't like cats. I have been around cats since the day I was born and I am now 46 years old. Cat hair is not dangerous, and a rabid cat will generally not get around a human. As far as India goes, This almost 2010 and technology has come a long way. I have been bitten by cats, and scratched by cats, and nothing has happened to me, and this only happened when I had to give them worm medicine or the likes. You will be fine, but respect your mother and do as she asks.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You can get your cat vaccinated to protect against rabies. Most pets, even those who are not vaccinated, do not have rabies.

    You cannot get rabies from a hair in your mouth.

    You can not get pregnant from a cat, whether by hair or even sex. Cats and humans are different species and not even closely related. No pregnancy would occur.

    Toddlers should not be left sleeping outside unattended. I do not know which disease you are referring to that is not curable and results from a scratch.

    It sounds like your mom told you a lot of stories so that you wouldn't bring any cats home. I get cat hair in my mouth all the time and have never gotten any disease from it. Cat scratches can get infected, like scratches from anything else.

    If you are worried about the health of your cat and any dangers that it poses to you, you need to consult a veterinarian to have the cat tested for any diseases and vaccinated.

  • Pamela
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    What kind of a nut is your mom, cat are very nice pets to have. I have 2 one inside and a stray that came here and stayed, but he is now a pet. Like most strays, they were former pets of somebody.

    Yes some strays have diseases but mostly not fatal.

    I don't know your age but if you want a cat go to shelter or rescues and spend some time playing with the cats till you find one you like then adopt it.

  • *Cara*
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    I think you should be more worried about getting attacked by stray dogs. You never hear about people being killed by a pack of stray cats, now do you? Of course they're not dangerous. I've lived with cats all my life and have never gotten kittens in my stomach. That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard.

  • 1 decade ago

    ok letting you know now cats (any type of cat) they are dangerous but the cat hair thing is a lie now if your house cat scratches you and has had their shots dont worry but if it is a stray cat DO NOT take any chances that cat might have rabies

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    oh wow that is really dangerous i would have a specialist look at it then get medicine for it u might not die but u can get a very sickling diease and about the finger it dosnt soungd like the most horrible thing in the world but also not the best so i would get it checked out too hope i helped

  • 1 decade ago

    Um ur mom is trying to scare you. you can only get sick from a cat if it bites u! IF you eat a cat hair nothing will happen

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