Dog's teeth touched my nose cartilage

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Asked for Female, 25 Years

My friend's dog while playing jumped on me and it's teeth hit my nose cartilage. A drop of blood came out . The dog is just 5 months old . And is fully vaccinated. I washed the wound completely in cold water for 5-8 mins. What should I do next? Should I take any injection? I have taken a shot of tetanus 1.5yrs ago .

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Dr. Kavyanjali Reddy

General Practitioner 3 yrs exp Hyderabad

Tetanus shot has nothing to do with dog bite. You need to wash your nose under cold running water with soap for atleast 15minutes immediately after the bite. Since the bite is in head region, it can be considered high risk. Please do take anti rabies vaccine immediately which includes 4 doses (day 0,,3,7,28)

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next, go and take Rabies immunoglobulins around the wound site. These are the strict guidelines to be followed after dog bites in our country. take care stay safe :)

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Dr. Dharmendra Singh General Physician 17 yrs exp Indore · Accepted Answer

Dr. Dharmendra Singh

General Physician 17 yrs exp Indore

Cat 3 bite .Watch the dog for 10 days and Take Inj TT