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Antibiotics after Dog bite
Hi,
I am Siddarth and I live in Germany. Just a few hours before, I got a dog bite my a domestic dog and after going to the hospital the doctor has recommended me to take antiobiotics Amoxiclav 875/125 for 7 days. 2 each everyday. I have also got Tetanus vaccine but as the dog was vaccinated the doctor told I don't require rabies vaccine.
Is the Antibiotics actually necessary ? I was
quite worried of taking them if it was unnecessary.
Please suggest. Thanks.
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Dr. M. Madeena Begum
Veterinary Surgeon
12 yrs exp
Chennai
Even though pet is fully vaccinated, dog's saliva has numerous bacteria in it. It will leads serious infection to human. That may be the reason your physician has prescribed the antibiotics. Kindly follow your prescription
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Dr. Lovish Gupta
Veterinarian for Small Animals
6 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Yes antibiotic is must in dog bite case to prevent any infection
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Dr. Sandeep Yadav
Veterinary Physician
12 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Hi Siddharth,
Dog bite exposes you to conditions like abscess/infected wounds other than potential risk of rabies(which has a different protocol as per geographical areas). So following your physician's advice is the best advice I can give you. Hope this clears your doubts.
Thankyou.
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Dr. Neha Kumawat
Veterinary Physician
1 yrs exp
Jaipur
Antibiotics are basically given to prevent any secondary bacterial infection due to bite. Though taking unnecessary antibiotics leads to resistance. In your case you can go for topical antibiotic creams which are also effective well.
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