Sarahjosephine
01-04-18, 13:15
Okay hey guys. So I am travelling the world and I should be totally happy and living in the moment but this obsession of rabies is overwhelming me. I'm from Australia where it is non existent and I am an animal lover and my bf and I have so far been to Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, India, Egypt and now Europe, I asked my Dr about vaccines before I left and he said rabies vaccine is unnecessary if not working with animals or in rural areas.
The fear started in India when a stray dog licked my water bottle and I forgot to wipe it before I drank from it and then I began to obsess that I might have gotten rabies so I asked the family we were staying with as the father was a doctor and he said no it wouldn't be possible...
I WAS okay for a while but then obsessed about it again and when I got to Egypt I would wake up thinking I couldn't swallow because of it and of course googled the symptoms. Then I found out most of the dogs in Goa, India have been vaccinated and they have clipped ears when they have been and this dog did so I was okay.
But after this in Egypt we made friends with lots of kitties including a very affectionate grey one which accidentally scratched my foot and it bled a little. I went and washed and disinfected it with alcohol rub straight away but I was so paranoid after this and began to obsess again.
I was even worried about another stray cat that was kneading me that somehow it may have punctured me and I didn't realise. I googled and freaked myself out massively and when we left Egypt I asked the host we stayed with if this is possible and he said no as the grey cat was a house cat and vaccinated but now I'm worried about the street cat that kneaded me as it was a street kitty.
I keep waking up in a panic and feel like I can't swallow as good and like something is stuck in my throat and I woke with a sore throat today. I wish I got vaccinated as it would have eased all this worry...I didn't know how deadly rabies is and if I'm already showing symptoms I am screwed. I've cried over this, I'm in Germany now and I can't relax as the fear overtakes me and my bf doesn't understand and thinks I'm being silly.
It has been 4 weeks since I was in Egypt so I feel like it is too late and I am doomed. The reason I didn't go to the Dr is I thought I was being stupid and I was worried about cost...so stupid of me now and I wish I just went straight to the Dr because it is a lot cheaper in Egypt, we were staying in Giza and I can't find much info on Rabies there. But I know it is in Egypt...
I am so worried guys, is there any reassurance or advice people can give. My anxiety is eating me up and I don't want to die like this...:( I would hate to leave my family and friends from something so stupid that I could have avoided.
Thanks for listening and any reassurance will be highly appreciated x :(
The fear started in India when a stray dog licked my water bottle and I forgot to wipe it before I drank from it and then I began to obsess that I might have gotten rabies so I asked the family we were staying with as the father was a doctor and he said no it wouldn't be possible...
I WAS okay for a while but then obsessed about it again and when I got to Egypt I would wake up thinking I couldn't swallow because of it and of course googled the symptoms. Then I found out most of the dogs in Goa, India have been vaccinated and they have clipped ears when they have been and this dog did so I was okay.
But after this in Egypt we made friends with lots of kitties including a very affectionate grey one which accidentally scratched my foot and it bled a little. I went and washed and disinfected it with alcohol rub straight away but I was so paranoid after this and began to obsess again.
I was even worried about another stray cat that was kneading me that somehow it may have punctured me and I didn't realise. I googled and freaked myself out massively and when we left Egypt I asked the host we stayed with if this is possible and he said no as the grey cat was a house cat and vaccinated but now I'm worried about the street cat that kneaded me as it was a street kitty.
I keep waking up in a panic and feel like I can't swallow as good and like something is stuck in my throat and I woke with a sore throat today. I wish I got vaccinated as it would have eased all this worry...I didn't know how deadly rabies is and if I'm already showing symptoms I am screwed. I've cried over this, I'm in Germany now and I can't relax as the fear overtakes me and my bf doesn't understand and thinks I'm being silly.
It has been 4 weeks since I was in Egypt so I feel like it is too late and I am doomed. The reason I didn't go to the Dr is I thought I was being stupid and I was worried about cost...so stupid of me now and I wish I just went straight to the Dr because it is a lot cheaper in Egypt, we were staying in Giza and I can't find much info on Rabies there. But I know it is in Egypt...
I am so worried guys, is there any reassurance or advice people can give. My anxiety is eating me up and I don't want to die like this...:( I would hate to leave my family and friends from something so stupid that I could have avoided.
Thanks for listening and any reassurance will be highly appreciated x :(