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Regarding rabies vaccination
I completed my full rabies vaccination course on 7 August 2025. The same dog that previously bit me bit my dog again on 23 September 2025. I started my dog’s rabies vaccination after that — he has received three doses (the most recent on 2 October 2025), and his final dose is scheduled for 6 October 2025. My dog has also received his regular yearly vaccination.
Today, the same dog bit my dog again, and while I was cleaning my dog’s wound, he licked an open wound on my hand.
Please advise what I should do next.
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Since your dog is properly vaccinated on yearly basis and also his current post exposure is ongoing, he didn't need any more vaccinations. Just finish his course.
As for as the saliva contact in your wound, you can go for boosters or you can check your antibody titer (if the titer is more than recommended value then no need booster)
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Dr. Lovish Gupta
Veterinarian for Small Animals
6 yrs exp
Gurgaon
You don’t need the full rabies course again since you finished it on 7 August 2025.
Because the dog’s saliva touched your open wound, it counts as a fresh exposure — so:
Immediately wash the wound with soap and running water for 15 minutes, then apply an antiseptic (like povidone-iodine).
Take two booster rabies vaccine doses — one today (Day 0) and another on Day 3.
No rabies immunoglobulin (RIG) is needed.
Let your dog complete his final vaccine dose on 6 October and observe both dogs for 10 days for any illness.
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