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My dog scratched me with his teeth

2017-03-23 03:36:50
My dog scratched my skin with his teeth last night,, it's just little but it bled a little also,, i immediately washed it with running watrr and put some alcohol on it. do i need a shot? Or do i need to worry?
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Kindly ask your family doctor but uts better to get urself vaccinated against rabies rather than living with a doubt coz rabies is fatal

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