(How long does it take?) I ask it because I found a cat who had a throaty voice and a floppy tongue and he drooled a little bit but he had a good appetite and he was very kind and there was no other problem with him during 5-6 days, but 2 days ago he disappeared.
Could he have rabies or must he show with rabies other symtomps in these 5-6 days?

omg what ever you do don't touch it cause if he scratches you then you will need to catch it take it to the hospital to be tested for rabies cause if he does and you catch rabies they give you all those shots in your tummy ouch ( if you don't catch it after getting bit or scratch you will have to get the shots in tummy any ways just to be on the safe side that's what they do.

Wow, this would scare me. Cats die within 10 days of being able to pass the virus in their saliva to humans. so, your cat could be potentially dangerous. the safest thing to do is to go to the dr. and get post exposure prophylactic treatment. in the history of time 2 people survived rabies, TWO. one was >100 years ago, so they probably never really had rabies, they had a wrong diagnosis. the other person survived after MONTHS in a medically induced coma, Months. go to the doctor. if you find the dead cat, you will need to submit it to the health department ASAP. Don't mess around with this.

You NEED to call the Health Department. He could give the rabbies to another cat or to a human. are you sure he's not dehydrated? sometimes that's why cats stick out their tongues. I gave my cats a flea treatment one time that made them foam at the mouth because they licked themselves. I was afraid of people seeing them and jumping to conclusions. please call the health dept so that if it is rabbies it will not pass it on to someone or something. Thank you!

If he did not bite you or drool on you or your other animals then you should be fine, however if there is ANY question about exposure you should contact your doctor immediately for preventative shots. Rabies in humans cannot be successfully treated–99.9 percent die and the remainder are severely brain damaged. Rabies comes in two forms: a rapidly progressing form that would have showed other symptoms in the 5-6 days and a "dumb" form that can take 6 months or more to develop symptoms. Read through the sites below for more accurate information.

It is unlikely that the symptoms you describe were from rabies. first thoughts would be a broken jaw. Cats with rabies die within 3-4 days of showing symptoms.

I think 10 days. When I worked for a vet and someone brought in a dog for biting someone, they had to be quarentined for 10 days, then we would know they were okay.

A rabid animal won't eat or drink, they can't. the virus freezes their throat muscles.

Your cat likely had mouth issues, either a cracked jaw or broken or infected teeth. Cindy is the only one here who is knowledgeable about the rabies virus.

Cats are rarely carriers of rabies, on the CDC site for the latest year they have full figures, in 2009 only 210 cats in the entire country were recorded as having rabies. considering there are close to 100,000 feral cats just in our city alone, you can see that 210 is an extremely low number for this.