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Should Anti Rabies Vaccination Be Taken After Scratch By A Vaccinated Dog?
Question: Hi was sratch by my vaccinated dog and taken three shots of rabies vaccination on 0 3 and 7 day and my pet is also healthy As 10 day over!!now I have to take any vaccination??plz suggest!!
Scratch and little bit of involvement of the teeth but it's superficially on the skin and not penetrate!!is now I'm totally safe from rabies??or I have to take more vaccination!!its now 20 days and dog is healthy and doing well!!plz suggest as I'm worried a lot!!
Scratch and little bit of involvement of the teeth but it's superficially on the skin and not penetrate!!is now I'm totally safe from rabies??or I have to take more vaccination!!its now 20 days and dog is healthy and doing well!!plz suggest as I'm worried a lot!!
Brief Answer:
If infected with rabies, the dog would probably be dead by now.
Detailed Answer:
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Rabies is a disease that occurs in mammals including humans and dogs. If affected, the disease is lethal and hence dreaded. If your dog was affected, manifestations of the disease should have been apparent within 10 days, in fact in that case the dog would probably be dead by now. If that is not the case, it may perhaps be safely assumed that the dog is not rabid. If the dog is not infected, he cannot cause rabies to you and hence the further doses of your rabies vaccine may be skipped without any worries. I do not think that you need to wait for the 20th day.
Please do not panic. You may relax.
Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
If infected with rabies, the dog would probably be dead by now.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
Rabies is a disease that occurs in mammals including humans and dogs. If affected, the disease is lethal and hence dreaded. If your dog was affected, manifestations of the disease should have been apparent within 10 days, in fact in that case the dog would probably be dead by now. If that is not the case, it may perhaps be safely assumed that the dog is not rabid. If the dog is not infected, he cannot cause rabies to you and hence the further doses of your rabies vaccine may be skipped without any worries. I do not think that you need to wait for the 20th day.
Please do not panic. You may relax.
Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
so now doctor can I remain calm and relax free from all worries?i also thanks for your previous suggestion!!
Brief Answer:
You may relax
Detailed Answer:
Yes, you may remain calm and free for your worries. In case you found my answer(s) useful, please close the thread with a positive review and a 5 star rating.
Regards
You may relax
Detailed Answer:
Yes, you may remain calm and free for your worries. In case you found my answer(s) useful, please close the thread with a positive review and a 5 star rating.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Sir today I feel little rise in my body temperature and little bit cold as you earlier suggest I can take this as normal and no connection with rabies as earlier mentioned it's now 20 day!!i m just stressed about that matter!!plzsuggest
From last few days I'm also suffering from migraine
Sir it is also that I'm thinking too much about it and panicking myself and my daily routine?
From last few days I'm also suffering from migraine
Sir it is also that I'm thinking too much about it and panicking myself and my daily routine?
Brief Answer:
It is likely to be due to an unrelated viral infection
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking back. Sorry for not being able to answer anytime faster.
The rise in temperature could be associated with an unrelated viral infection and probably the headache is related. It has no connection with rabies. Taking paracetamol/tylenol should provide relief from both fever and headache. Steam inhalation should provide relief from cough and cold.
I do not think that you need to worry. Probably you are indeed panicking unnecessarily. Things are just fine and you can get back to your regular routine.
Wish you all the best.
Regards
It is likely to be due to an unrelated viral infection
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking back. Sorry for not being able to answer anytime faster.
The rise in temperature could be associated with an unrelated viral infection and probably the headache is related. It has no connection with rabies. Taking paracetamol/tylenol should provide relief from both fever and headache. Steam inhalation should provide relief from cough and cold.
I do not think that you need to worry. Probably you are indeed panicking unnecessarily. Things are just fine and you can get back to your regular routine.
Wish you all the best.
Regards
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Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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