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A stray cat bit me. What are the chances of getting rabies?

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years) and while giving it a piece of chicken straight from my hand (very stupid I know) it accidentally clipped my finger with its tooth. A few days ago, I feeding a stray cat (who has lived in my neighborhood since kittenhood, ~1.5 I washed it immediately with soap and water, hand sanitizer, and antiseptic spray.

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When Birds Are Near: Dispatches From Contemporary Writers

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Elizabeth Bradfield’s “Buried Birds” muses on seabirds as a way of understanding feelings of difference, giving one of the book’s finest quotes: “We resonate with certain animals, I believe, because they are physical embodiment of an answer we are seeking.