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My 40 days old puppy bit/scratched me.
My 40 days old puppy is teething. It's biting on to everything including hands and feet.
A day back it tried to bite me. I took my hand away and the teeth scratched me. It drew little blood. The same day it tried to play with me and scratched me. It drew blood.
The mom of this puppy is a stray who was not vaccinated. But the puppy never got outside interactions other than the mother. Do I need the rabies shot?
Will my siblings need it too if they have played with the puppy and bitten without any blood draw?
This is the 2nd day after the scratch happened.
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Get tetanus inj for all of u in the family.
Observe the street dog,puppy.
Get ur puppy also vaccinated.
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Hello Ma'am, please consult nearest Govt/private hospital for TT,ARV,00-03-07-14-28 days
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Heyyy
Do not risk
Do go for anti rabies vaccine
Visit local hospital
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Get ur puppy n it's mum vaccinated so that they won't harm others in ur family or sorrounding
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Yes take the antirabies vaccine
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Anyone who got scratched or bitten by this dog should be given anti rabies treatment. Kindly visit a local hospital.
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take a online consultation for detailed history and management
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Hi.. yes u need Inj. TT AND Inj. Arv
Clean the wound with cold running water and antiaseptics.
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Dr. Dharmendra Singh
General Physician
17 yrs exp
Indore
Yes u must take rabies shots.Shots can be taken with in 10 days of bite/scratch.Sibling can also be given if u see scratch.mark.Nor give pre exposure prophylaxis to ur siblings.
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Dr. Narmada Bhargavi
General Physician
3 yrs exp
Chennai
The problem is rabies has no cure ...only prevention is there...so we cannot afford any risk...go for anti rabies vaccine...
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Dr. Soudip Saha
General Physician
5 yrs exp
South 24 Parganas
Inj TT and ARV
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Dr. Manhar Jogi
General Physician
42 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
injection tetanus toxoid
ARV injection course
Clean wound with antiseptics
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Dr. Bushra Kauser
Homoeopath
9 yrs exp
Aurangabad
Wash immediately with mild soap in running tap water
For prevention take shot of rabies
Prevention is always better than cure... In
Future if this happens again when your pet going outside you will be safe
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