Chapter 829: Rabies
Rabies, with a fatality rate of more than 99%, makes people talk about it, but people subconsciously feel that this terrible infectious disease is far away from them, and their pets are unlikely to get this disease.
In fact, according to inaccurate statistics, at least tens of thousands of people die of rabies every year around the world, and once they do, they are almost certain to die.
In the midst of the uproar, Zhao Qi asked repeatedly, "Are you sure about rabies?"
Zhang Zi'an shook his head, "I'm not sure, but judging from the symptoms of this cat, at least more than ninety percent of them are sure that it is rabies." ”
As soon as this remark came out, all the customers who were close to the cat bag couldn't help but take a few steps back and try to stay away, as if the cat bag contained a time bomb.
"Sister Wen Ying, calm down first, don't panic, it's useless to panic - your arm has not been scratched, and the chance of contracting rabies is not great, but the vaccine still has to be given. Zhang Zi'an said slowly, "I'll ask a few questions, you can think about it." ”
Liu Wenying took a few deep breaths, her face was bloodless, and she nodded stiffly.
"First of all, are you sure that Yueyue was not scratched or bitten? and what about your husband?" Zhang Zi'an asked again, because after Liu Wenying heard the word "rabies", he was obviously in a state of lost soul, as if he had lost his soul, and he didn't listen to anything.
Liu Wenying looked at Yueyue mechanically, thinking and recalling hard, and only after a few seconds did she answer with difficulty: "No, no, I just bathed her last night, if she has injuries on her body, I will definitely be able to see it." My husband doesn't usually tease cats and doesn't touch cats...... I'll call him in a moment. ”
"That's good. Zhang Zi'an also breathed a sigh of relief, "Second question, has your cat been scratched or bitten by other cats or dogs recently?"
Liu Wenying raised Siam, which is known as the "dog of cats", and she often leads it downstairs to play like a dog.
There are many households in the community with cats and dogs, the owners never walked the dog on a leash before, and then there were several cases of dogs scaring people or hurting people, the community property ordered five times to walk the dog must be leashed, and gradually almost no one walked the dog on a leash.
But in the case of cats, there are relatively few people who bring cats downstairs to play, and there are basically only Liu Wenying's family who walk the cat on a leash, and they are often teased by other owners in the community.
"No......" Liu Wenying said hesitantly, and then his face changed, "Ah! A few days ago, my husband led Mao Mao downstairs to play, and when he came back, his hair was scratched, and there was a wound on his body...... I didn't care because it didn't bleed. ”
Zhang Zi'an frowned secretly, it's a stray cat again......
"It seems that for this reason, the stray cat may be a carrier of the rabies virus, which has transmitted the virus to your cat. He speculated.
Liu Wenying's legs trembled, and she grabbed the last glimmer of hope and asked, "Cats can also be infected with rabies? Aren't they all infected by dogs?"
"It's contagious, and theoretically any warm-blooded animal can carry the rabies virus. If a dog bites someone, it must be vaccinated, and everyone has such common sense. It is said that rabies is transmitted from cats to only 3% of all rabies infections, and it is often overlooked because of the rarity of cases. Although the odds are remote, the danger is always there. Zhang Zi'an explained.
Customers who are choosing pets or checking out with selected pets have heard that everyone is in danger, and even the idea of having a pet has been shaken.
Zhang Zi'an hurriedly added: "However, it is impossible for a cat that is innocent and has been kept at home to be infected and spread rabies, and it doesn't matter if it is scratched or bitten by such a cat, you can rest assured." It is necessary to pay attention to the fact that cats that have had physical contact with cats and dogs outside, or cats that have slipped out of the house and come back with injuries, are scratched or bitten by such cats, it is better to be vaccinated for the sake of insurance, and do not lose a big one because of a small one. ”
After listening to this, everyone finally put their hearts back in their stomachs.
The vast majority of people keep their cats in the boudoir, except for being taken to the clinic by the owner for medical examination or sterilization, they may not leave the house for the rest of their lives, and there is no possibility of being infected with rabies.
Having a dog is actually not easy to be bitten by your own dog, but having a cat is ...... Which cat owner has never been caught and bitten? If you have to get vaccinated every time you are bitten and caught, you really can't raise it.
Liu Wenying's head ached faintly, and her body seemed to be roasted by fire for a while, and then it seemed to have fallen into an ice cave, and she was sick to her stomach.
She was fine just now, but as soon as she heard that she might have been infected with rabies, out of psychological effect, she immediately panicked, felt unwell all over her body, and even suspected that she was sick and would soon die......
The point is, she was scratched two days ago, and now she is going to get vaccinated, is it too late?
Compared to her own safety, in fact, what she is afraid of is that she is dead, what should Yueyue do? Could it be that she lost her mother at such a young age? Will her husband find a ruthless stepmother for Yueyue?
Her mind is extremely confused, and she has no master.
Zhang Zi'an glanced at Zhao Qi, "Are you okay now?" go and accompany Sister Wen Ying to get vaccinated. ”
"Good...... Okay!" Zhao Qi was also very flustered, she thought of her own Lan Lan just now, but fortunately, Lan Lan never went out.
"Wang Qian, go and hail a taxi to the nearest health and epidemic prevention station. Zhang Zi'an greeted again.
Wang Qian quickly ran out of the door and stopped the taxi.
Zhao Qi and other enthusiastic customers picked up Liu Wenying, whose legs were weak and weak, and walked out, and even Yueyue got into a taxi together.
"Store Manager Zhang, this cat...... What should I do? I can't keep it here all the time, right?" asked a customer, pointing to the cat bag.
Everyone is afraid of the cat bag, no one dares to approach, for fear that the sick cat will jump out of it and hurt people, although they know that it is unlikely, but everyone does not want to risk their lives.
"Find a way to kill that cat, and throw it away! Don't take it out, what if you hurt someone?" someone suggested, "and the cat is going to die anyway." ”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"No, it's not that simple. Zhang Zi'an rejected this proposal, "Animals infected with rabies cannot be handled so casually." ”
He bent down and picked up the cat bag, and said to Lu Yiyun and Wang Gan: "I'll go out for a while, go to the pet clinic in the north, and come back soon, you take care of the store first." ”
The two nodded worriedly, "Master, be careful......
"Wait! Hongu will go too!"
Fina jumped off the cat climbing frame and left the pet store after Zhang Zi'an.