Cat brought a wild bird in, then scratched me, please reassure me

[itiswhatitis]

Hi, not sure if this belongs here or another part of forum.

But basically my indoor cat escaped while I was working today and I didn't know until he returned - with a live bird. Thankfully I was able to save the small bird, cat dropped it and I grabbed a bag to scoop it up, took it outside and it ran to the bushes, seemed ok and uninjured from my observation.

I came back inside and immediately went to clean the cat (wash his feet and face), but while doing that he scratched my leg a little.

One of my fears is rabies, I'm in the UK so I know it's not likely at all (probably impossible from this) but if someone could reassure me I'd appreciate it. I'm about 3 months pregnant too so I'm worried that I might have caught some other bird or wild animal disease from this :( I've washed my hands and cat scratches and placed anti septic cream on them, just some reassurance would really help me now.

[nomorepanic]

Hi

This is just a courtesy reply to let you know that your post was moved from its original place to a sub-forum that is more relevant to your issue.

This is nothing personal - it just enables us to keep posts about the same problems in the relevant forums so other members with any experience with the issues can find them more easily.

Please also read this post:

http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=213239

[nomorepanic]

You would know if your cat had rabies and it doesn't so there is no possibility of getting anything.