Rabid animals don't always show the obvious signs (photophobia, frothy drool, transition of charming household pet into psychotic killer).
If you've been bitten/clawed by a stray your best bet is going to be to trap it, and take it in for testing. Your alternative is to start the series of shots now.
I know several people in this area who had to go through the shots because the strays couldn't be captured.
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