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Scratch by stray dog nail
My 11 year old son's finger was scratched by nail of a 3 month old stray puppy and it was bleeding slightly. Does he require vaccination
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Can help you with the next course of action and treatment plan. Would like to discuss in details and provide apt solution. Kindly consult.
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Yeah U may definitely need vaccination with ARV and TT
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Definitely you need a TT vaccination. Although it is a puppy, and it is a scratch and not a bite, ARV vaccination is required as a precaution, because there is bleeding and it is a stray dog and you don't know whether it is a carrier of rabies and we can't take a risk because if it is rabies positive then it is hardly treatable. Consult on practo for scheduling vaccination.
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Take TT injection
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I understood your concern and noted the problem as well .I need to ask few more details to make a diagnosis and start treatment and advice which suits you. Pl consult me on Practo , so that I can help you better.book a time slot as per your convenience for consultation.
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Dr. Shaikh Huzaif
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18 yrs exp
Aurangabad
Yes, it requires vaccination
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Dr. Vinod Kumar Verma
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7 yrs exp
Gurgaon
According to you your son is suffering from dog scratching and it’s come as 2nd category of Dog bite as WHO.
If your son haven’t taken any pre exposure prophylaxis of rabies vaccine then he should take 5 dose of rabies vaccination as 0,3,7,14 and 21 or 28 day .
If He have taken that vaccine in the past life as before 3 month then should take only 3 dose at 0,3 and 7or 14 day .
If he have taken in the past 3 month then don’t take any vaccine.
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Wound of that scratching should clean in the running water with soap for 10-15 minutes.
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Please keep records of any vaccination.
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Dr. Aditya Prasad Padhy
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11 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
connect with a call for details discussion regarding the disease and it's management
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Dr. Mohamed Riyaz
General Practitioner
7 yrs exp
Chennai
Get Anto rabies vaccination and tetanus vaccination from hospital
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Dr. Zaheer Ahmad
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8 yrs exp
Bareilly
Treatment depends on grade of wound by scratch..if it's deep along with bleeding then better to take ARV.
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Dr. Valli Ponsing
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11 yrs exp
Chennai
If it is with nail , there is no need for vaccine
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
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5 yrs exp
Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly provide me detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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