With me, the cat latched onto my finger (forgot to put my work gloves on and it didn't let loose until I dropped it into the box and put the lid on...The cat looked really sickly and it took me 3 days feeding it to get close enough to catch it...first I set out milk to see if it would drink, advanced cases of rabies, the animal won't drink..(old common name for rabies was hydrophobia) Take the cat in, show them the bite and the health department takes it from there...
My hand swelled up to the wrist(the back of the hand) and it stayed swelled for several days...the bite was at the base of the pointer finger and deep enough that it oozed out blood for quite a while.....Your dog should be taken to the vet also as other diseases can be transmitted by animal bites.....
As walking feather suggested also a trip to the er is a good idea, you can get the tetanus shot there. If you don't have the animal, you may have to go through a series of rabies shots....keep the animal to turn in if you can...
The poster said she did NOT get bit.
Never try to befriend a stray cat. The thing people do not think about is the cats reaction to outside stimuli. One person I know brought in a stray fed it, took care of it. It was purring, becoming comfortable in their home. She was petting it and one of her girls came through a door behind the cat, startling it and it bit my friend in the hand. I told her to immediately go to the ER.... she didnt. (She is quite prideful and didnt tell me till later of the infection and rounds and rounds of antibiotics and the scheduled surgery to remove bone before they finally knocked it out) All the good intentions and love in the world can not over come instincts in a cat. There is no way for someone to predict that a cat would attack if someone walked through a door. Nor would you want to have something in your house that is that disruptive to your families lifestyle. Rescue is noble but not at the cost of you or your childrens health.