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Pet cat scratch me
Doctor i have 2 questions (1) my pet cat who is vaccinted in February 2022 scratch me today with nails no wound only skin redness and drop like blood comes out and i am previously vaccinated full course of Vaccination so i took 2 intradermal booster dose Day 0 and Day 3 Last booster dose taken 19 Days Ago on 3rd April so now how many dose of vaccine required now ?
( 2) i want to know For how many days we should keep observing Cat after scratch so that there will be almost 0% chance of getting rabies and we will be sure that the cat is not infected with Rabies ?
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Get tetanus toxoid
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Kindly consul after washing with soap water
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Wash with soap water
Take inj T.T 0.5 ml I.M
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You are safe no need to take Anti rabies vaccine.
Just wash the wound properly with soap and water.
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Dr. Priyanka Reddy
General Physician
5 yrs exp
Nellore
Wash the area properly
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Dr. Bisweswar Das
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Bhubaneswar
Kindly consult
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