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Had a mild cat scratch today from a stray cat in my neighbourhood. It was just a mild scratch just a little reddening wit slight abrasion. I washed the area with soap and used antiseptic and spirit over it and applied silver colloidal ointment .Got a tt shot too. Do I need do take arv and other treatments . Iam attaching my pictures too of the scratch. As for the cat it looks like a healthy stray to me. Pls answer my question.?
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