Reply #19: You should be seen for infection concerns

[dropkickpa]

Cat bites are nasty as hell and get infected very easily. Neosporin is contraindicated for puncture wounds and a bite is in fact a puncture wound. I wouldn't worry about rabies, there hasn't been a recorded case of rabies in a cat in Illinois (your profile says you are in IL) in more than 10 years. If you are in a state wher ethe have been cases of cat rabies, I would consider the post-exposure rabies series. It's not terribly pleasant, but it's not too bad, and cats are the biggest risk for human transfer here in pennsylvania. Here's a link to the CDC's web page describing the post-exposure prophylaxis

http://www.cdc.gov/RABIES/exposure/postexposure.html

For anyone who spends a lot of time around feral or semi feral cats or in animal rescue, I highly reccomend getting vaccinated for rabies, it's a series of three shots, and, should you get bitten by a rabies suspect or positive animal, the post exposure treatment is much shorter and easier. I'm vaccinated!