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Rabies query

2018-03-04 00:28:03
Yesterday a stray dog came and licked me on my lower chin.I can see no bruises and cuts.Do i need to get vaccined?? The dog was friendly and showed no sign of rabies also.The dog also had a cut on its left ear and i heard somewhere that it is the work of goverment who sterilized the dog ,is it true?
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Hi As long as the lick was on intact skin, you have nothing to worry about! The dogs procreational abilities have no bearing in this case.

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