now i know that there are countless rabies threads and deep down im sure i dont have it, but im a bit anxious over what's happened today


so, my cat escaped out of the house today due to our faulty screen door. i dont know when he got out or how long he'd been out there, but i found him about an hour ago at the door, meowing at me to come in.
he lost his collar outside, so i dont know if he had gotten into any fights at all. he doesn't seem to have any wounds on him, but i did feel up a small bit of dried up fur near the base of his tail. again, no wounds or bite marks, nothing glaringly obvious.

we dont live near any big amount of woods (i live in the US where there have been a few rabies cases over the years, i dont dare look at the statistics for the past year) and this isnt this cat's first adventure. should i be worried? should i keep an eye on him for a few days?

thank you for your time <3