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Chance of Rabies from a dog who is alive
We adopted a street dog in January, he was 1 month old and unvaccinated. In march i was playing with him and his tooth gave me a little scratch on hand and little blood less than a drop came. I washed it with water but didn't take vaccine. In April while playing his tooth gave a small cut on my hand and i took three vaccine. Its been 7 months now and my dog is very healthy. I am in depression right can i have rabies. Please consult.
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Not all dogs have rabies, and not all dog bite spread rabies. Even though you adopted him from the street, he is fine and not having any rabies signs. Moreover, you got vaccination, so no worries.
If you want, you can also go for rabies antibody detection test with your physician so you can be 100% sure you have immunity against rabies disease.
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Actually if ur dog has rabies then it bite you only you will get rabies, according to ur explanations you gave I feel your dog may not have rabies, since ur dog doesn't have rabies u will not get rabies, u don't need to worry that much...
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Dr. Madhavi Vidiyala
Veterinary Physician
16 yrs exp
Bangalore
If your pet is healthy now you need not worry about Rabies.Not every Dog is a rabid Dog...So don't worry about Rabies..
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Dr. Sonali Choudhary
Veterinarian
7 yrs exp
Jammu
If you've taken vaccination and you're pet is apparently healthy then you have done your part. If it is still a concern for you, you can get your immunity status checked, talk to your doctor about it.
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Dr. Abhishek
Veterinary Physician
4 yrs exp
Bangalore
If at all dog has rabies the dog would show symptoms within a month and will not survive from rabies for 7 months.......but for your vaccination all that kindly consult human physician.
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