Do I have rabies??????

I had a same attack 2 months ago during my exams due to stress and it broke me down. A pet unvaccinated cat scratched me And I got the PEP after that. That cat is still alive and well. It was like trigger for me. I started thinking about my own pet cat who
Passed away last year. He was bitten by a dog and he did go to the doc but still passed away. He didn’t show any traditional symptoms of rabies like hydrophobia ( he was sitting on his bowl of water the day he died) or being erratic ( he was very lethargic) I think my father even checked him to see if he attacked or behaved in that way but nothing happened. My mother told me that the day he passed away he would still use litter and the night before he was still eating his treats. We also gave him some meds the day he died and he drank them. The vet he went to I called him and told him about the symptoms and he said he didn’t have rabies and we didn’t need vaccine. After all that I forgot about it and moved on with my life until that other cat scratched me and all hell broke lose.
I still pulled through this and took my meds but stopped as soon as meds started working and my anxiety went away. But it’s back now since 3 days and I feel like it’s worse than before. I keep having weird thoughts and feel like I’ll go crazy. I keep drinking water to check if I can swallow to the point of puking. I also feel really dizzy and out of it. I was using Facebook recently and I saw that I had 3 message requests. It confused me for awhile but I didn’t care and than after few hours I checked again and it said 4 ( without any new message received). This again has triggered me. Everything I do triggers me to think that this is the symptom or I’ll soon develop symptoms.Idk what to do anymore.

Gooze17 said:

The rabies fear sucks. I just came out of a spiral. Pretty dang safe bet that you don’t have rabies. Nothing about any of the animals you mentioned even really hints at rabies

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I hope it happens, it’s been the same since I posted, got even worse. I feel like I’ll have the symptoms soon and the worse thing is I Googled the symptoms again and it just made everything 10x worse and also a video popped up on YouTube of a man manifesting the symptoms and I feel like I’ll be like him soon. I keep feeling like I’m having symptoms and I feel them but idk if they are real.I don’t have any sore throat or pain. I haven’t had hydrophobia yet but I still keep drinking water even from the bathroom taps if I run out… idk what to do

Eskel said:

9 days ago a bat landed on my back around dusk when I was coming back from buying beer for my dad. I didn't notice it until my sister told me there was one climbing up on my shirt when I got inside the house. I went outside slowly and she whacked it with a broom and it fell whimpering and I swept it out and there was a motorcycle coming in and I didn't know if it got crushed or not but the next day I saw it getting eaten by ants.


I don't know if I have rabies or not cuz I didn't feel a bite nor any burning sensations when I poured alcohol on my neck and back. I asked my sister to check and she didn't see anything looking like a wound. I have a lot of backne and it's freaking me out. I went to the local rabies center yesterday to ask for their opinion and they told me they can't check if I have any wounds because it would've closed up now and they told me that if I felt a pinch then that means I got bitten. I can't even afford the shots because they're so expensive.

I don't know what to do especially given how long the incubation period is. Now I've gotten a scratch on my upper left deltoid that I only noticed yesterday when I took a shower and it's freaking me out.

(I live in the Philippines so apologies for my bad English)

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If you can go and get PEP it’s very easy and will ease your fear ( it did mine for awhile but unfortunately it did not last long)

Belizz said:

Eskel I know how it feels to live with that type of fear and waiting, hang in there.
I think you would know if you were bitten and the people at the rabies center would be able to see it if you had one. It's very unlikely that you are under high risk but if you have a chance can you visit any other doctor around your area to get a second opinion and peace of mind?

If I didn't understand wrong you mentioned in your post that you cleaned your back with alcohol and if it was after you came home with bat then I think you don't need to worry much that means you killed the virus, if there was any. But try to ask a second opinion just to ease your mind.

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And also Not all bats have rabies and you have to look at your location and if someone has had rabies before from bats, but still try your best to get the shots please because rabies can still be threat

When it’s red

Eskel said:

I went to the local rabies center and asked for shots but it's too expensive. I can't ask my parents because they and my sister said they found no bite marks and expenses are high and I poured alcohol on my back to find if there were wounds but I couldn't feel any burning sensations. As far as I know there are no bat rabies cases in the Philippines but I keep thinking what if I become patient zero for it. It keeps me up for the past 10 days now.

I went to the local rabies center and I asked them to check my back and they said they aren't able to see the if there were any wounds cuz I came 9 days late. They told me that if I did feel any burning sensations or felt like pinches then I was bitten but I said I didn't feel anything like that (brain going into overdrive). I just can't help but fear what happens if I become patient zero, the first bat rabies case here in the Philippines. It's been driving me crazy.

I look like I'm the undead, I can't workout anymore, can't practice guitar and I end up sleeping for long hours because I can't get it out of my head and now I have a lone straight scratch I discovered when I was showering yesterday. When a scratch is red does it mean it's new? I just can't get it out.

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when it’s red it’s new and you should go to the centre now and show them that and get the vaccines, please don’t be late in that

Eskel said:

I went to the local rabies center and asked for shots but it's too expensive. I can't ask my parents because they and my sister said they found no bite marks and expenses are high and I poured alcohol on my back to find if there were wounds but I couldn't feel any burning sensations. As far as I know there are no bat rabies cases in the Philippines but I keep thinking what if I become patient zero for it. It keeps me up for the past 10 days now.

I went to the local rabies center and I asked them to check my back and they said they aren't able to see the if there were any wounds cuz I came 9 days late. They told me that if I did feel any burning sensations or felt like pinches then I was bitten but I said I didn't feel anything like that (brain going into overdrive). I just can't help but fear what happens if I become patient zero, the first bat rabies case here in the Philippines. It's been driving me crazy.

I look like I'm the undead, I can't workout anymore, can't practice guitar and I end up sleeping for long hours because I can't get it out of my head and now I have a lone straight scratch I discovered when I was showering yesterday. When a scratch is red does it mean it's new? I just can't get it out.

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Eskel said:

I can't afford the shots I can only afford one and it sucks . I didn't notice any scratches on my arm when that bat landed on me, so far it landed on my back and I didn't even know it was there till my sister told me when I entered the house and cuz I was wearing a shirt. It just sucks because I can't do anything and I'm still panicking. It's been 11 days since the encounter.

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The vaccines should be free though But if they aren’t can’t you lend some money? I would still say that go and get shots as early as you can

E.B said:

Maybe there is a language/typing/translation barrier. If not I understand being very cautious but he said the bat did not bite him. His family confirmed it. His OCD and health anxiety are getting the best of him. Causing him more anxiety, by making him second guess himself more won't help him. Do you know how many people catch and release, touch, etc bats on a yearly basis? Bat landed, no bite, family was there, poured alcohol, all looked for wounds, he went to doc, not only rabies is extremely rare, is he going to be the first patient in the Philippines with rabies by not getting bit? I don't think so.

I have struggled with rabies anxiety before so I know how bad it can be.

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I am sorry if I came off as aggressive but even when you don’t see bats biting there can be puncture wounds very small and you won’t even feel and notice ( a rabies case in texas happened like this) and I was just worried for him and I also have rabies anxiety so I know how that feels like but than again I was just wishing he won’t take the risk of his life and just get vaccinated if he can find a way to do it.. that’s all

bigjetplane23 said:

I don’t think you’re being rude to him, I’m sure you have the best intentions but maybe the way you’re wording it can be very, very triggering to him. Especially in the HA state he is right now.

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That is true, I just noticed that as I am also right now still struggling with rabies anxiety so anything related to it makes me very very worried, I will mind the wording next time, thank you for telling me this

Eskel said:

Ah well this is the Philippines. The reason why hundreds of filipinos die each year from rabies is because how expensive shots are it can get up 4,000 pesos ( Filipino Currency). That's the reason why but from what I researched is that 98% of cases are caused by dogs and 2% are caused by cats and domestic animals.

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That’s very unfortunate, I hope the system improves and they can give the shots for free