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Stray Cat bite Rabies vaccine?
I had a cat bite/scratch on Sunday (day 0). I'm not sure because it just attacked and ran. It was a stray mostly unvaccinated.
Very minor. Few drops of blood.
I took a TT injection + Rabivax S (1 dose) on the same day.
Took second dose of Rabivax S on day 3.
Today is day 4.
I never had any fever or pus on the bite wound. There's no pain or stomach ache. Not even a headache.
- My local gp told me don't take any rabies doses, cats don't have rabies (but i still took)
- 3 doctors told me take 1, 3, 5 doses.( All said different)
- A vet told me take 3 doses.
Questions -
1. Should I take another dose (3) on day 7 ?
2. Should I take all 5 doses?
Please help.
Thanks.
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You should take all the six doses.
day 0 , 3, 7, 14, 28, and day 90.
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Take 5 doses as per schedule
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Take all 5 doses
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Complete all'5 doses
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Take 5 doses Intramuscular 0,3,7,14,28
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Dr. V R Tindwani
Family Physician
50 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
Complete full 5 doses 0,3,7,14,28 days
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Dr. Priyanka Reddy
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5 yrs exp
Nellore
Take all 5 doses as per schedule
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Dr. Bisweswar Das
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6 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
Kindly
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
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5 yrs exp
Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Dr. Vinod Kumar Verma
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Gurgaon
As a post exposure prophylaxis
If you haven't taken any dose previously then you should take 5 dose of rabies infection at
0,3,7,14 ,28 with Rabies Immunoglobulin 1 dose.
Actually in the your case it's cat bite so most doctor said take only 3 dose but according to rule 5 dose is necessary if not taken previously.
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Keep record of vaccination.
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