afraid of indirect rabies exposure...

[stephieberrysweet]

Last year in June or July my cat made a hole in the screen to the back porch, and he was getting out for about a week or so. One night I checked the porch and found a big raccoon came through the hole and was eating out of the cat bowl! As soon as I opened the door it went scurrying out back through the hole. I dumped the cat food, sprayed Clorox bleach cleaner on the bowls, and washed them in hot water n soap. I also checked my two cats for bites or scratches and found nothing. I do not remember if I wore gloves, or had any micro injuries on my hands or anywhere else. I also don't know if I touched my eyes, nose or mouth during all this. I also don't know if that is the first time that or any other wild animal came on the porch. The raccoon looked ok but as far as I've seen online you cant always tell if they are carrying rabies. My cats seem to be fine as well. I am just terrified that I could have accidentally touched raccoon saliva unknowingly and got it somewhere it shouldn't have gone. And the fact that there have been a few incidences of long incubation periods in animals and humans is making me beyond paranoid. I know it isn't very likely to contract it this way, but everything I have read said it is not impossible. I just want peace of mind! :( I hate feeling afraid. I feel like the doctors will think I'm crazy or something. I just really hate the uncertainty of not being able to know or not for sure. I don't know if I will be able to get shots or not...Please help me.

[Isle39]

Very low risk.  If you are fine by now,  there is nothing to worry about.